Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 88.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Paraguay peaked at 92.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 2004.
Paraguay ranks 9th of 32 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, urban, middle quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60.6% | — |
| 2002 | 74.2% | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.9% | 58.8% | 80.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 72.9% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 80.4% | 90.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.2% compare
- 8 Argentina 91.5% compare
- 10 Jordan 87.7% compare
- 11 Egypt 87.5% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 86.8% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 344,542 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Paraguay was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 2004.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 9th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, urban, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release