Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 5.2% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Paraguay, 1994–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Paraguay is 5.2%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 65.4% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Paraguay peaked at 22.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2012.
Paraguay ranks 76th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 22.2% | — |
| 1996 | 19.0% | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -65.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 5.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 63% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 5.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.8%, 52% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -65.4% | 14.9% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 17.5% | 22.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 11.7% | 14.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 5.2% | 14.9% | 3 |
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, male in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Paraguay was 5.2% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Paraguay ranks 76th out of 134 countries with data for 2012.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.