Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 46.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Paraguay is 46.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 46.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 86th out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5.1% | — |
| 1982 | 9.5% | +86.1% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | +75.4% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +36.0% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 46.4% | +1.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 46.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 46.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.2%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female 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 | +86.1% | 5.1% | 9.5% |
| 1992 | +75.4% | 9.5% | 16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 16.7% | 17.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 19.1% | 28.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 28.5% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 42.2% | 46.4% | 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 46.4% 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 46.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 86th out of 141 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 26.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release