Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest in Paraguay
Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest was 17.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest in Paraguay stood at 17.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest in Paraguay peaked at 56.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56.1% | — |
| 2002 | 52.1% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +34.3% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -31.4% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 17.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 100% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 17.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 42.9% | 56.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 24.9% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 17.0% | 23.9% | 5 |
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, poorest in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest in Paraguay was 17.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest?
- Paraguay ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. 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, poorest 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