Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second in Paraguay
Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second was 15.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 15.9% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second in Paraguay peaked at 47.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 29th 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, second in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 47.3% | — |
| 2002 | 42.2% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 35.2% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -26.8% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | -1.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 15.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 15.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.8%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.3% | 29.1% | 47.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 16.9% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 15.9% | 19.5% | 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, second in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second in Paraguay was 15.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second?
- Paraguay ranks 29th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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, second 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