Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Paraguay is 86.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Paraguay peaked at 88.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 8th out of 26 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, second quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56.7% | — |
| 2002 | 61.1% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 79.4% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2% | 56.7% | 74.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 67.7% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 67.0% | 88.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 5 Brazil 88.3% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 87.9% compare
- 7 Mexico 87.7% compare
- 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 85.0% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 84.3% compare
- 11 Argentina 82.7% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.5148 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,048 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0098 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 285,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Paraguay was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release