Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 80.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 80.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay peaked at 86.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24.9% | — |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +57.4% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | -30.9% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +51.9% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | -28.5% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +35.0% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 24.9% | 64.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 42.9% | 80.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 64.0% | 86.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 7 Costa Rica 86.9% compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 83.2% compare
- 9 Nigeria 83.1% compare
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.9% compare
- 12 India 78.6% compare
- 13 Colombia 72.6% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay was 80.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release