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 0.9116 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.9116 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Paraguay peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8198 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 84th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9973 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9919 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9732 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9753 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9403 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9307 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9264 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8955 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.22 GPIA | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 0.892 GPIA | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8694 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8198 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8722 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9086 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9116 GPIA | +0.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.9116 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8418 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.9116 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8956 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +36.7% | 0.8955 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA |
| 2016 | -27.1% | 1.22 GPIA | 0.892 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9964 GPIA | 0.9307 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.892 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8763 GPIA | 0.8198 GPIA | 0.9116 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 81 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9127 GPIA compare
- 82 El Salvador 0.9126 GPIA compare
- 83 Cayman Islands 0.9119 GPIA compare
- 85 Mauritania 0.9105 GPIA compare
- 86 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.9065 GPIA compare
- 87 Honduras 0.9054 GPIA compare
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 0.9116 GPIA 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 1.22 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8198 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Paraguay ranks 84th 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 down 25.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release