Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Paraguay stood at 94.9%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 19th of 52 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, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.4% | — |
| 2002 | 65.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.7% | 64.4% | 80.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 76.8% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 91.3% | 94.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Paraguay was 94.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 19th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release