Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Paraguay
Paraguay: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.5% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Paraguay peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 69th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Paraguay?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Paraguay was 0.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Paraguay ranks 69th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 upper secondary 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