Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Paraguay
Paraguay: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.3% for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Paraguay peaked at 2.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1985.
That places Paraguay 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.3% | — |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -69.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +329.8% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +4.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +329.8% | 0.5% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Paraguay?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Paraguay was 1.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1985.
- How does Paraguay rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Paraguay ranks 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release