Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 79.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Paraguay, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Paraguay stood at 79.3%.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Paraguay peaked at 95.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1996.
That places Paraguay 117th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 36.9% | — |
| 1998 | 43.9% | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 55.8% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.5% | 36.9% | 49.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 52.9% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 62.9% | 79.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 79.3% | 95.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.65 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,695 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,999 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 130,070 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.46 % change on previous year (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 95,141 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.52 % change on previous year (2010)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Paraguay?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Paraguay was 79.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1996.
- How does Paraguay rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Paraguay ranks 117th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release