Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 23.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Paraguay, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 23.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Paraguay peaked at 24.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1998.
That places Paraguay 79th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.3% | — |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +3.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 23.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 23.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.5%, 84% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 16.3% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 19.6% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.5% | 24.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 19.9% | 23.2% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Paraguay?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Paraguay was 23.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1998.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Paraguay ranks 79th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release