Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 37.8% 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 37.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 37.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 69th of 94 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 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +155.1% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +29.3% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +75.5% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +27.8% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 8.5% | 19.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 17.1% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 33.0% | 37.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.4% compare
- 67 Brazil 38.5% compare
- 68 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 38.1% compare
- 70 Türkiye 35.9% compare
- 71 Costa Rica 35.8% compare
- 72 Colombia 35.4% 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 37.8% 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 37.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 69th 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 59.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release