Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both 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 … lower rural both 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% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 37.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 75% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 37.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.8%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +155.1% | 3.3% | 8.5% |
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
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 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