Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 67.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay stood at 67.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay peaked at 79.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 14th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.7% | — |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | +161.2% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | +54.4% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | -42.3% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +85.2% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -42.7% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | +56.7% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +34.4% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | +32.7% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 67.1% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.9% | 12.9% | 48.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 32.8% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 59.6% | 79.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay was 67.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release