School completion in Paraguay
Paraguay: School completion was 94.94 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
94.94
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
97th
of 165 countries
All-time high
94.94
in 2025
All-time low
66.22
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Paraguay, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion in Paraguay is 94.94, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Paraguay peaked at 94.94 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.22, in 1981.
Paraguay ranks 97th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 66.22 | — |
| 1982 | 67.26 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 68.14 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 68.97 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 69.74 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 70.41 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 71.13 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 71.89 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 72.62 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 73.47 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 74.36 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 75.32 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 76.35 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 77.31 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 78.32 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 79.2 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 79.93 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 80.61 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 81.28 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 82.08 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 82.95 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 83.74 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 84.43 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 85.01 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 85.55 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.14 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 86.74 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.34 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 87.93 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 88.55 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.17 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 89.8 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 90.37 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.92 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 91.44 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.92 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.34 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.7 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.05 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.39 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.72 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.05 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.37 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.65 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 94.94 | +0.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 94.94 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 94.94 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.6 | 66.22 | 72.62 | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.61 | 73.47 | 81.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.19 | 82.08 | 87.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.03 | 88.55 | 93.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.19 | 93.39 | 94.94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 94 Dominican Republic 96.11 compare
- 95 Colombia 95.48 compare
- 96 Panama 95.14 compare
- 98 Kiribati 94.39 compare
- 99 Congo 93.86 compare
- 100 El Salvador 93.71 compare
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 93.71 compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.67 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Paraguay?
- School completion in Paraguay was 94.94 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 94.94 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.22 in 1981.
- How does Paraguay rank for school completion?
- Paraguay ranks 97th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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