Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 48.4% 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 48.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay peaked at 58.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2016.
That places Paraguay 11th 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 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.1% | — |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +93.2% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | -25.3% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +57.8% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | -28.9% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -26.2% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +173.2% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -74.6% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +212.9% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +33.6% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 16.1% | 53.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 10.6% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 45.5% | 56.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 48.4% 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 58.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2016.
- 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 up 5.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release