Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 57.2% 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 57.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 57.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 90th out of 135 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 … lower both in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.4% | — |
| 1982 | 19.4% | +56.2% |
| 1992 | 27.3% | +40.9% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | +1.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 57.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 83% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 57.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.0%, 91% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +56.2% | 12.4% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 27.7% | 41.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 39.5% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 53.2% | 57.2% | 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 57.2% 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 57.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 90th out of 135 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 22.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release