Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay
Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.951 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.951 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
101st
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.14 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.8718 modelled data
in 2016
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.951 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay peaked at 1.14 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8718 modelled data, in 2016.
Paraguay ranks 101st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.14 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.12 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.09 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.04 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9798 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9674 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9639 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.96 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9577 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.942 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9559 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9701 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9296 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8816 modelled data | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8718 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8846 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.881 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8854 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9052 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9203 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9375 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9333 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9286 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.951 modelled data | +2.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.951 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9258 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.951 modelled data is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8671 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 modelled data | 0.96 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.916 modelled data | 0.8718 modelled data | 0.9701 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9293 modelled data | 0.9052 modelled data | 0.951 modelled data | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay was 0.951 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8718 modelled data in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Paraguay ranks 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release