Lower secondary completion rate, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 74.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 74.6% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Paraguay peaked at 86.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2016.
Paraguay ranks 119th 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, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70.8% | — |
| 2002 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.3% | 69.7% | 86.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 67.6% | 76.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 68.4% | 74.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 116 Saint Lucia 77.5% compare
- 117 Belize 75.6% compare
- 118 Guyana 75.3% compare
- 120 Dominican Republic 74.3% compare
- 121 Cape Verde 74.0% compare
- 122 Micronesia, Federated States of 73.5% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.5148 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,048 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0098 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Paraguay?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Paraguay was 74.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Paraguay ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, male (% 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.