Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 85.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Paraguay peaked at 85.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44.9% | — |
| 2002 | 49.4% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 59.6% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 44.9% | 63.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 59.1% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 75.6% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 10 Colombia 86.3% compare
- 11 Costa Rica 86.3% compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 85.8% compare
- 14 Brazil 84.0% compare
- 15 Thailand 78.3% compare
- 16 Philippines 76.9% compare
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, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Paraguay was 85.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Paraguay ranks 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release