Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 57.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay stood at 57.9%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 57.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 94th of 133 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 rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 14.8% | — |
| 1982 | 21.6% | +45.5% |
| 1992 | 29.5% | +37.0% |
| 2001 | 30.1% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | +37.8% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | +1.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 57.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.7%, 82% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 57.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.6%, 94% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 27.9% | 44.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 41.0% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 53.3% | 57.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.67 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (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 57.9% 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 57.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 94th out of 133 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 22.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release