Education spending in Paraguay
Paraguay: Education spending was 3.53 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education spending in Paraguay is 3.53, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Paraguay peaked at 4.23 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1990.
Paraguay ranks 125th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Education spending in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.11 | — |
| 1971 | 2.27 | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 1.4 | -38.4% |
| 1990 | 1.04 | -25.4% |
| 1998 | 4.2 | +303.4% |
| 1999 | 4.23 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.23 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.83 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 3.41 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 3.38 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.87 | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 2.74 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.77 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.69 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 3.67 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.68 | -27.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.33 | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 3.43 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.09 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.49 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 3.94 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 3.41 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 3.4 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.39 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.53 | +4.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 3.53 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 83% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 3.53 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +303.4% | 1.04 | 4.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.19 | 2.11 | 2.27 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.16 | 1.04 | 4.23 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.41 | 2.74 | 4.23 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.21 | 2.6 | 3.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 | 3.39 | 3.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.67 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Paraguay?
- Education spending in Paraguay was 3.53 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 in 1999.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for education spending?
- Paraguay ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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