Lower secondary completion rate, total in Paraguay
Paraguay: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 75.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Paraguay stood at 75.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Paraguay peaked at 90.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2016.
That places Paraguay 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, total in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 72.8% | — |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +24.9% |
| 2007 | 84.1% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.6% | 71.0% | 90.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 69.7% | 80.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 70.2% | 75.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 122 Romania 78.0% compare
- 123 Uruguay 77.9% compare
- 124 Morocco 77.2% compare
- 126 Micronesia (country) 75.1% compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 74.9% compare
- 128 British Virgin Islands 74.8% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Paraguay?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Paraguay was 75.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Paraguay ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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, total (% 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.