Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 46.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 46.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Paraguay peaked at 51.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 15th of 40 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, poorest quintile, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.8% | — |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +24.6% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +51.9% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +64.1% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +95.4% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -51.2% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +29.3% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +64.4% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 11.8% | 34.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 16.7% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 36.9% | 51.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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, poorest quintile, female in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Paraguay was 46.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Paraguay ranks 15th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release