Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Paraguay
Paraguay: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 89.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 89.4% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Paraguay peaked at 123.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102.9% | 99.0% | 107.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.1% | 109.6% | 113.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 117.3% | 110.6% | 123.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.3% | 111.9% | 121.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.8% | 100.6% | 115.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 89.4% | 92.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,694 (2012)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.42 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Paraguay?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Paraguay was 89.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 123.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Paraguay ranks 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.