Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Paraguay
Paraguay: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 12.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Paraguay stood at 12.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Paraguay peaked at 13.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2007.
That places Paraguay 82nd out of 127 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.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.6% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 10.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.8% | 13.8% | 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Paraguay?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Paraguay was 12.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2007.
- How does Paraguay rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Paraguay ranks 82nd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 primary 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