Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Paraguay
Paraguay: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 18.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Paraguay, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 18.6% for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Paraguay peaked at 33.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2023.
That places Paraguay 82nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 30.3% | — |
| 1999 | 32.6% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | -32.7% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +2.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 18.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 18.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -32.7% | 32.9% | 22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.5% | 30.3% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 22.1% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 22.6% | 24.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.3% | 19.3% | 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 percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Paraguay?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Paraguay was 18.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
- Paraguay ranks 82nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release