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 22.3% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Paraguay is 22.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Paraguay peaked at 26.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2012.
Paraguay ranks 53rd 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 | 26.3% | — |
| 2001 | 22.6% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +34.7% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | -0.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 22.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 22.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.4%, 1.3× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +34.7% | 14.6% | 19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 21.0% | 24.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 14.6% | 19.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 19.3% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 50 Sierra Leone 23.2% compare
- 51 Timor-Leste 22.6% compare
- 52 Puerto Rico 22.4% compare
- 54 Nicaragua 22.0% compare
- 55 Romania 21.8% compare
- 56 Bhutan 21.7% 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 22.3% 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 26.3% 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 14.6% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Paraguay ranks 53rd 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 52.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release