Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 96.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay is 96.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 96.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 47th out of 88 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.6% | 77.3% | 88.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 87.1% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 94.5% | 96.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay was 96.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 47th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release