Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9809 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
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay stood at 0.9809 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6143 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 39th out of 94 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 | 0.6143 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8172 GPIA | +33.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9412 GPIA | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8417 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8211 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8158 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7611 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9004 GPIA | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8426 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8216 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8032 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8682 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8728 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9394 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8945 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8945 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9113 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9291 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9996 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9701 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9724 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9913 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9809 GPIA | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6143 GPIA | 0.6143 GPIA | 0.6143 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8403 GPIA | 0.7611 GPIA | 0.9412 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9083 GPIA | 0.8032 GPIA | 0.9996 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9724 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 36 Georgia 0.9869 GPIA compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 0.9848 GPIA compare
- 38 Lithuania 0.9837 GPIA compare
- 40 Sri Lanka 0.9787 GPIA compare
- 41 Netherlands 0.9785 GPIA compare
- 42 South Africa 0.9756 GPIA compare
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 0.9809 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 1.09 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6143 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 39th out of 94 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 9.7%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release