Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Paraguay
Paraguay: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Paraguay, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 18.7% for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Paraguay peaked at 24.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2004.
That places Paraguay 52nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.7% | — |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +232.4% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +43.4% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.3% | 11.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 13.2% | 24.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 14.8% | 21.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 49 Guyana 19.2% compare
- 50 Barbados 19.1%
- 51 Costa Rica 19.1% compare
- 53 Spain 18.6% compare
- 54 Luxembourg 18.3% compare
- 55 El Salvador 18.0% compare
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 current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Paraguay?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Paraguay was 18.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2004.
- How does Paraguay rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- Paraguay ranks 52nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release