Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 55.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 55.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 58.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 49th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, rural, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.8% | — |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 16.8% | 36.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 32.5% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 46.8% | 58.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 46 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 58.6% compare
- 47 Guyana 58.5% compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 55.6% compare
- 50 Kenya 54.1% compare
- 51 South Africa 51.3% compare
- 52 Mexico 50.5% compare
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, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay was 55.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 49th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release