Duration of compulsory education in Paraguay
Paraguay: Duration of compulsory education was 13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 205 countries
All-time high
13
in 2011
All-time low
9
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Paraguay, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Paraguay stood at 13. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Paraguay peaked at 13 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1998.
That places Paraguay 17th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6 | 9 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 17 Aruba 13 compare
- 17 Austria 13 compare
- 17 Belgium 13 compare
- 17 Bermuda 13 compare
- 17 Costa Rica 13 compare
- 17 France 13 compare
- 17 Germany 13 compare
- 17 Gibraltar 13 compare
- 17 Hungary 13 compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 13 compare
- 17 Netherlands 13 compare
- 17 North Macedonia 13 compare
- 17 Philippines 13 compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 13 compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 13 compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,694 (2012)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Paraguay?
- Duration of compulsory education in Paraguay was 13 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2011.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1998.
- How does Paraguay rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Paraguay ranks 17th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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