Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Paraguay
Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 6.2% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in 2024.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Paraguay peaked at 26.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 27th of 42 countries on this measure, 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, richest in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.3% | — |
| 2002 | 26.7% | +74.5% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -33.5% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +35.7% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -30.4% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -26.2% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +72.2% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -65.2% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +66.5% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +134.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -41.0% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -21.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 6.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 6.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3%, 99% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 11.5% | 26.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 5.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 5.0% | 11.7% | 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, richest in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Paraguay was 6.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest?
- Paraguay ranks 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. 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, richest 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