Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general was 100.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Paraguay, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 100.0% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Paraguay peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2016.
That places Paraguay 135th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99.6% | — |
| 1999 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 100.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 100.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 88.5% | 99.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 90.5% | 100.0% | 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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Paraguay?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Paraguay was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Paraguay ranks 135th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release