Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay
Paraguay: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay is 1.01 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay peaked at 1.02 index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9397 index, in 1994.
Paraguay ranks 72nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9397 index | — |
| 1996 | 0.9465 index | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9694 index | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9749 index | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9739 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9855 index | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9837 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9908 index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9925 index | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.99 index | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9968 index | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9971 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.01 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.01 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9519 index | 0.9397 index | 0.9694 index | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9872 index | 0.9739 index | 0.9971 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2021.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9397 index in 1994.
- How does Paraguay rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Paraguay ranks 72nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.