Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Paraguay stood at 96.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 97.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 24th out of 54 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, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 79.2% | — |
| 2002 | 82.9% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 79.2% | 91.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 88.2% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.6% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,211 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.65 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,695 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,999 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 130,070 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.46 % change on previous year (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Paraguay was 96.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 24th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release