Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 56.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 56.5% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Paraguay peaked at 56.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 87th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 10.2% | — |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +69.1% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | +45.5% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +32.5% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 27.5% | 39.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 37.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 52.5% | 56.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.5148 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,048 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0098 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 285,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Paraguay was 56.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Paraguay ranks 87th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.