Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 80.8% 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 80.8%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay peaked at 86.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 39.6% | — |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -32.2% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +55.9% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | +40.2% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 39.6% | 61.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 43.4% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 76.8% | 86.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 8 Costa Rica 84.3% compare
- 9 Brazil 84.2% compare
- 10 Argentina 80.8% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 80.7% compare
- 13 Colombia 74.3% compare
- 14 El Salvador 73.9% 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, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay was 80.8% 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 86.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 11th out of 24 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 7.2%. 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, urban, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release