Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Paraguay is 88.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Paraguay peaked at 101.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 125th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.3% | — |
| 1971 | 48.8% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 46.9% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 50.1% | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 50.7% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 50.2% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 51.2% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 52.8% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 54.0% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 58.8% | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 62.0% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 63.1% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 66.2% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 67.6% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 69.5% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 68.4% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 69.5% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 70.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 71.5% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 75.7% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 82.2% | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 80.8% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 82.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 85.7% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 94.8% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 91.3% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 93.5% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 96.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 100.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 101.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | -1.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 88.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 88.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.6%, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.2% | 46.9% | 54.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 66.5% | 58.8% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 71.5% | 94.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 93.3% | 101.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.0% | 99.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 84.8% | 90.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More aid effectiveness data for Paraguay
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 233,823 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 5,947 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 764,936 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 44.31 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 554,758 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 3.42 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 2.01 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom -2,250 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 848,489 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan -14.36 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Paraguay?
- Primary completion rate, total in Paraguay was 88.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 101.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Paraguay ranks 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.