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 21.4% 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
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Paraguay stood at 21.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Paraguay peaked at 27.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2012.
That places Paraguay 50th out of 179 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.1% | — |
| 2001 | 23.5% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 21.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 21.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.0%, 1.5× the median. (36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +36.7% | 13.6% | 18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 20.3% | 24.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 13.6% | 19.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 18.1% | 21.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 47 Panama 24.0% compare
- 48 Marshall Islands 22.3% compare
- 49 Romania 21.5% compare
- 51 Puerto Rico 21.2% compare
- 52 Kenya 20.8% compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 20.4% 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 21.4% 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 27.1% 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 13.6% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Paraguay ranks 50th out of 179 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 56.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release