Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ in Paraguay
Paraguay: Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ was 4,429 millions in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 4,429 millions for government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ in Paraguay peaked at 4,429 millions in 2024 and was at its lowest, 464.39 millions, in 1990.
Paraguay ranks 82nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 464.39 millions | — |
| 1998 | 2,466 millions | +431.1% |
| 1999 | 2,452 millions | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,394 millions | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 2,152 millions | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 1,912 millions | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 1,980 millions | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,748 millions | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 1,883 millions | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 2,248 millions | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 3,124 millions | +39.0% |
| 2012 | 3,082 millions | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3,532 millions | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 4,325 millions | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 3,898 millions | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 3,888 millions | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 4,080 millions | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 4,429 millions | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,794 millions | 464.39 millions | 2,466 millions | 3 |
| 2000s | 2,012 millions | 1,748 millions | 2,394 millions | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,996 millions | 2,248 millions | 3,532 millions | 4 |
| 2020s | 4,124 millions | 3,888 millions | 4,429 millions | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ in Paraguay?
- Government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ in Paraguay was 4,429 millions in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4,429 millions in 2024.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 464.39 millions in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for government expenditure on education, constant ppp$?
- Paraguay ranks 82nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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 Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release