Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 64.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in 2024.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Paraguay peaked at 75.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2005.
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, second quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 40.1% | — |
| 2002 | 41.6% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 35.9% | 49.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 48.3% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 64.4% | 75.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 8 Ecuador 76.3% compare
- 9 Brazil 75.4% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 73.9% compare
- 12 El Salvador 62.9% compare
- 13 Mexico 60.0% compare
- 14 Philippines 55.5% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Paraguay was 64.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release