Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 96.2% for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 96.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 43rd of 84 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, rural, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 69.0% | — |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.7% | 69.0% | 81.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 81.7% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 92.3% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 95,141 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.52 % change on previous year (2010)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 43rd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release