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 20.4% 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 20.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 168.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay peaked at 20.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2013.
Paraguay ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.5% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 11.6% | 20.4% | 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 20.4% 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 20.4% 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 6.7% in 2013.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Paraguay ranks 52nd 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 168.4%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release