Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay
Paraguay: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay stood at 1.11 index.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay peaked at 1.11 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9286 index, in 1981.
Paraguay ranks 35th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9286 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9352 index | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.944 index | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9498 index | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9572 index | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9639 index | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9702 index | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9764 index | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9843 index | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.987 index | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9961 index | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 index | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.03 index | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.04 index | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.04 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 index | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.05 index | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.06 index | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.07 index | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 index | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.08 index | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.09 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.09 index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.09 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.09 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1 index | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1 index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 index | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.11 index | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.11 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.11 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.11 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.11 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.11 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.11 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.11 index | -0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.11 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.11 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9566 index | 0.9286 index | 0.9843 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 0.987 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 1.03 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 index | 1.09 index | 1.11 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 index | 1.11 index | 1.11 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,415 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,415 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay was 1.11 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9286 index in 1981.
- How does Paraguay rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Paraguay ranks 35th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.