Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 53.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 53.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay peaked at 57.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 11th 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 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.4% | — |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +105.2% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | -26.2% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | +42.3% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -66.3% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +226.4% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 13.4% | 43.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 13.7% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 47.9% | 55.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 8 Costa Rica 63.8% compare
- 9 Argentina 63.7% compare
- 10 Brazil 58.1% compare
- 12 El Salvador 50.0% compare
- 13 Mexico 49.1% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 46.2% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay was 53.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release