Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
34th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.2 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.7216 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
27
1972–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.01 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7216 GPIA, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 34th of 107 countries on this measure, 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 upper … upper rural gender in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7216 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8793 GPIA | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9084 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9811 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2 GPIA | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9726 GPIA | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8906 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9367 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8125 GPIA | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9898 GPIA | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9685 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8784 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8545 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9124 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9084 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9708 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9336 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9378 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9492 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9336 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.11 GPIA | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.09 GPIA, 93% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7216 GPIA | 0.7216 GPIA | 0.7216 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8939 GPIA | 0.8793 GPIA | 0.9084 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9594 GPIA | 0.8125 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9496 GPIA | 0.8545 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9336 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Paraguay was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7216 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 34th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release