Primary completion rate, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Primary completion rate, female was 88.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, female in Paraguay stood at 88.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Paraguay peaked at 102.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 1970.
That places Paraguay 131st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.5% | — |
| 1972 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 49.0% | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 50.7% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 52.0% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 53.3% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 57.7% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 61.1% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 64.9% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 66.6% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 68.5% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 67.9% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 69.1% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 70.3% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 71.6% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 76.8% | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 84.2% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 82.3% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 84.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 96.9% | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 93.5% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 94.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 101.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 101.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 102.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 100.7% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.5% | 45.5% | 53.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 65.7% | 57.7% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 71.6% | 96.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 94.8% | 102.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 96.7% | 100.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 84.2% | 89.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.65 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,695 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,999 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 130,070 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.46 % change on previous year (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 95,141 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.52 % change on previous year (2010)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Paraguay?
- Primary completion rate, female in Paraguay was 88.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 102.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Paraguay ranks 131st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.