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 19.4% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay is 19.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 189.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay peaked at 19.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2011.
Paraguay ranks 53rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 7.2% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 10.5% | 19.4% | 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 19.4% 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 19.4% 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 6.5% in 2011.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Paraguay ranks 53rd 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 189.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release