Completion rate, lower secondary … lower second female quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary … lower second female quintile was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Paraguay is 88.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Paraguay peaked at 88.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 11th of 37 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 … lower second female quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43.2% | — |
| 2002 | 39.5% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 57.8% | +46.3% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +6.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 88.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.4%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 88.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.9%, 97% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.1% | 39.5% | 72.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 61.7% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 82.9% | 88.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.67 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Paraguay was 88.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female?
- Paraguay ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release