Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay stood at 87.2%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 17th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50.0% | — |
| 2002 | 53.8% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +40.2% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | -31.8% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.0% | 50.0% | 73.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 56.9% | 86.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 79.0% | 87.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 14 Dominican Republic 89.3% compare
- 15 Mexico 89.1% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 87.4% compare
- 18 El Salvador 86.9% compare
- 19 Guatemala 86.6% compare
- 20 Lesotho 86.4% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay was 87.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release