Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both was 69.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 69.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Paraguay peaked at 69.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 17th of 50 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, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27.3% | — |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 61.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 27.3% | 48.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 48.3% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 63.4% | 69.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 14 Brazil 75.2% compare
- 15 Türkiye 71.5% compare
- 16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 70.5% compare
- 18 Philippines 67.6% compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 65.5% compare
- 20 Guyana 65.1% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.5148 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,048 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0098 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Paraguay was 69.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Paraguay ranks 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release