Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.5548 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay is 0.5548 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 0.5549 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1311 LPIA, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 69th of 95 countries on this measure, 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.1311 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.1936 LPIA | +47.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2421 LPIA | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2807 LPIA | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2506 LPIA | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3505 LPIA | +39.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3794 LPIA | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3564 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3252 LPIA | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2452 LPIA | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 0.319 LPIA | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3576 LPIA | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.313 LPIA | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3784 LPIA | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3906 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4384 LPIA | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4168 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4454 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4729 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4953 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5131 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5201 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5244 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5549 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5548 LPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1311 LPIA | 0.1311 LPIA | 0.1311 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2915 LPIA | 0.1936 LPIA | 0.3794 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4027 LPIA | 0.313 LPIA | 0.4953 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5334 LPIA | 0.5131 LPIA | 0.5549 LPIA | 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 0.5548 LPIA 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 0.5549 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1311 LPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 69th out of 95 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 42.0%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release