Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 61.5% 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 61.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2024.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Paraguay peaked at 69.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2003.
That places Paraguay 14th out of 21 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 | 39.2% | — |
| 2002 | 34.9% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -34.7% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +71.5% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | +32.6% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +49.7% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | -34.1% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +33.7% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | -24.8% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +38.3% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 22.8% | 56.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 40.1% | 59.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 61.5% | 69.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 11 Colombia 65.2% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 64.1% compare
- 13 Bangladesh 63.7% compare
- 15 El Salvador 58.4% compare
- 16 Mexico 57.7% compare
- 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 55.6% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- 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)
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 61.5% 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 69.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2003.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 14th out of 21 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 42.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release