Lower secondary completion rate, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 76.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 76.5% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Paraguay peaked at 93.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2016.
Paraguay ranks 132nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 74.8% | — |
| 2002 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | +26.6% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.0% | 72.3% | 93.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 72.0% | 84.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 72.1% | 78.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 129 Micronesia, Federated States of 76.9% compare
- 130 Namibia 76.8% compare
- 131 El Salvador 76.7% compare
- 133 Côte d'Ivoire 73.8% compare
- 134 Eswatini 72.2% compare
- 135 Gambia 70.3% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 285,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,211 (2010)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Paraguay?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Paraguay was 76.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Paraguay ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.