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 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
16th
of 52 countries
All-time high
1.25 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.6087 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay stood at 1.05 GPIA.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6087 GPIA, in 2022.
Paraguay ranks 16th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9474 GPIA | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9915 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.85 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8202 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 1.22 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7857 GPIA | -34.8% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +29.3% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8868 GPIA | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 1.25 GPIA | +40.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8776 GPIA | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7231 GPIA | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9556 GPIA | +32.2% |
| 2020 | 0.913 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8444 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6087 GPIA | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9643 GPIA | +58.4% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +9.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8313 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9464 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.8202 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.999 GPIA | 0.7231 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8762 GPIA | 0.6087 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 13 Kenya 1.09 GPIA compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 1.08 GPIA compare
- 15 Peru 1.08 GPIA compare
- 17 United States of America 1.04 GPIA compare
- 18 Guatemala 1.01 GPIA compare
- 19 Mozambique 1.01 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 of lower secondary school age in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, 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 1.25 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6087 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Paraguay ranks 16th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 18.5%. 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release