Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.548 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
Paraguay recorded 0.548 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 0.548 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1284 LPIA, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 71st of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.1284 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.3537 LPIA | +175.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3977 LPIA | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3495 LPIA | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3295 LPIA | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2534 LPIA | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.321 LPIA | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3774 LPIA | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3998 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4466 LPIA | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4284 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4553 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4787 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5067 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.548 LPIA | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1284 LPIA | 0.1284 LPIA | 0.1284 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3368 LPIA | 0.2534 LPIA | 0.3977 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4153 LPIA | 0.321 LPIA | 0.4787 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5273 LPIA | 0.5067 LPIA | 0.548 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 68 Costa Rica 0.5846 LPIA compare
- 69 Mexico 0.5654 LPIA compare
- 70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5482 LPIA compare
- 72 Tunisia 0.5374 LPIA compare
- 73 Panama 0.5367 LPIA compare
- 74 El Salvador 0.5229 LPIA 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 0.548 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 0.548 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1284 LPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 71st 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 37.0%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release