Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Paraguay
Paraguay: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 13.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 13.9% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Paraguay peaked at 14.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2007.
Paraguay ranks 68th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -30.6% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +56.9% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.1% | 14.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 9.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 65 India 14.8% compare
- 66 El Salvador 14.7% compare
- 67 Seychelles 14.6% compare
- 69 Rwanda 13.7% compare
- 70 Liechtenstein 13.7% compare
- 71 Mongolia 13.5% compare
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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Paraguay?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Paraguay was 13.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2007.
- How does Paraguay rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Paraguay ranks 68th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release