Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 85.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay stood at 85.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay peaked at 85.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 10th of 27 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, poorest quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44.8% | — |
| 2002 | 49.7% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +43.5% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.4% | 44.8% | 66.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 49.3% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 79.9% | 85.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay was 85.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release