Primary completion rate, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Primary completion rate, male was 89.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male 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, male in Paraguay stood at 89.1%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Paraguay peaked at 99.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 121st 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, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.1% | — |
| 1972 | 47.8% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 51.3% | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 50.8% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 51.6% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 53.5% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 54.7% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 59.9% | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 62.8% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 64.5% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 67.4% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 68.5% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 70.4% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 68.9% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 69.8% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 70.0% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 71.4% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 74.7% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 74.5% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 80.4% | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 79.4% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 84.4% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 92.8% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 89.1% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 92.3% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 91.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.3% | 47.8% | 54.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 59.9% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 71.4% | 92.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 91.7% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.2% | 98.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 85.4% | 90.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 285,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,211 (2010)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Paraguay?
- Primary completion rate, male in Paraguay was 89.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Paraguay ranks 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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, male (% 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.