Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Paraguay
Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural was 20.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 20.9% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Paraguay peaked at 45.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 11th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33.7% | — |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +35.6% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | -27.6% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +29.5% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +150.9% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -62.2% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -35.2% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +31.9% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +43.2% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -6.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 20.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.5%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 20.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.7%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +150.9% | 17.1% | 42.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 21.3% | 45.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 16.2% | 42.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 11.6% | 22.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 8 Mexico 31.1% compare
- 9 El Salvador 25.4% compare
- 10 Malawi 20.9% compare
- 12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.8% compare
- 13 Bangladesh 20.1% compare
- 14 Guatemala 18.5% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Paraguay was 20.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Paraguay ranks 11th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. 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, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release