Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Paraguay
Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 33.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Paraguay stood at 33.2%.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Paraguay peaked at 36.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.6% | — |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 33.2% | +9.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 33.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 33.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.8%, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 30.6% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 22.6% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 22.1% | 33.2% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Paraguay was 33.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Paraguay ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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 youth of upper 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