Government expenditure per student, primary in Paraguay
Paraguay: Government expenditure per student, primary was 11.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in Paraguay, 2000–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 11.7% for government expenditure per student, primary in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Paraguay peaked at 11.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2007.
That places Paraguay 88th out of 122 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.2% | 10.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 11.7% | 4 |
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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 per student, primary in Paraguay?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Paraguay was 11.7% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2007.
- How does Paraguay rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Paraguay ranks 88th out of 122 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.