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 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.6%
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
24th
of 30 countries
All-time high
8.1%
in 2016
All-time low
1.5%
in 2023
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 %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Paraguay peaked at 8.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2023.
That places Paraguay 24th out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.7% | — |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -27.6% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +38.2% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -38.2% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -25.5% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +51.4% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -37.7% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +55.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -76.7% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +137.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -70.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +58.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +31.6% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -36.7% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +7.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 85% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.7%, 95% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 1.7% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 21 Costa Rica 2.3% compare
- 22 Dominican Republic 2.1% compare
- 23 El Salvador 1.7% compare
- 25 Panama 1.4% compare
- 26 Peru 1.2% compare
- 27 Brazil 0.8% compare
- 27 Uruguay 0.8% 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 1.6% 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 8.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Paraguay ranks 24th out of 30 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 down 5.0%. 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, urban, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release