Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Paraguay
Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 20.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Paraguay, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 20.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Paraguay peaked at 28.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2012.
Paraguay ranks 50th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.0% | — |
| 2001 | 24.5% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +39.0% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | -0.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 20.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.8%, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 20.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 19.5% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 12.6% | 18.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 16.8% | 20.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Paraguay was 20.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Paraguay ranks 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release