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 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay stood at 19.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 176.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay peaked at 19.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2013.
That places Paraguay 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +5.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 19.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 19.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 3.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.3% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 11.1% | 19.9% | 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 19.9% 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 19.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2013.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Paraguay ranks 51st out of 206 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 176.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release