Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 35.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 35.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Paraguay peaked at 37.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 61st 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, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.1% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 35.1% | +8.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 35.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 35.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 2.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 30.1% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.3% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 24.0% | 35.1% | 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, male in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Paraguay was 35.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Paraguay ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release