Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Paraguay
Paraguay: Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ was 1,685 millions in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2024, government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Paraguay stood at 1,685 millions. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Paraguay peaked at 1,685 millions in 2024 and was at its lowest, 103.9 millions, in 1990.
Paraguay ranks 66th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 103.9 millions | — |
| 2000 | 694.61 millions | +568.6% |
| 2001 | 650.15 millions | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 581.96 millions | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 608.87 millions | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 554.09 millions | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 548.19 millions | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 666.88 millions | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 743 millions | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 906.61 millions | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 1,043 millions | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 1,373 millions | +31.7% |
| 2021 | 1,306 millions | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1,395 millions | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 1,505 millions | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 1,685 millions | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.9 millions | 103.9 millions | 103.9 millions | 1 |
| 2000s | 606.31 millions | 548.19 millions | 694.61 millions | 6 |
| 2010s | 839.75 millions | 666.88 millions | 1,043 millions | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,453 millions | 1,306 millions | 1,685 millions | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Paraguay?
- Government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Paraguay was 1,685 millions in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,685 millions in 2024.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.9 millions in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for government expenditure on primary education, ppp$?
- Paraguay ranks 66th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. 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 Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release