Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9587 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay is 0.9587 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 0.9711 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6242 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 58th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.6242 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8611 GPIA | +38.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9225 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8638 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8708 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8503 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8624 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8707 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8773 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8745 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8977 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9218 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9294 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9408 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9482 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.937 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.968 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9445 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9282 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9097 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9507 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9711 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9641 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9651 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9587 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6242 GPIA | 0.6242 GPIA | 0.6242 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8726 GPIA | 0.8503 GPIA | 0.9225 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9325 GPIA | 0.8977 GPIA | 0.968 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9619 GPIA | 0.9507 GPIA | 0.9711 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay was 0.9587 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9711 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6242 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 58th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release