Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile was 58.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Paraguay stood at 58.4%.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Paraguay peaked at 62.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 16th out of 40 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 … upper second female quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.1% | — |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +145.5% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | +92.5% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | +33.1% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +24.7% |
| 2023 | 62.5% | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 58.4% | -6.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 58.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.3%, 90% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 58.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.2%, 82% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +145.5% | 10.1% | 24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 10.1% | 41.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 36.2% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 45.7% | 62.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.67 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Paraguay was 58.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female?
- Paraguay ranks 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release