Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 68.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay is 68.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 68.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 65th of 97 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 25.4% | — |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +72.8% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 44.7% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 40.9% | 56.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 53.6% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 64.4% | 68.1% | 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 68.1% 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 68.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 65th out of 97 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 12.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release