Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay stood at 58.6%.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay peaked at 59.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 11th of 21 countries on this measure, 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 | 11.2% | — |
| 2002 | 23.6% | +110.7% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +43.3% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -29.2% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +78.7% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +59.2% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -33.5% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -51.0% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +186.8% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.9% | 11.2% | 47.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 19.5% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 49.8% | 58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 8 Costa Rica 64.4% compare
- 9 Panama 63.9% compare
- 10 Brazil 61.4% compare
- 12 El Salvador 52.4% compare
- 13 Mexico 50.5% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 46.7% 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, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay was 58.6% 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 59.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 11th out of 21 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 1.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release