Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 56.5% 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 56.5%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 56.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 87th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 education or in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 10.2% | — |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +69.1% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | +45.5% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +32.5% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 27.5% | 39.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 37.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 52.5% | 56.5% | 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 56.5% 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 56.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 87th out of 131 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 22.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release