Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay
Paraguay: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 26.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay stood at 26.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay peaked at 38.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 10th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.4% | — |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +351.9% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | +61.4% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 8.4% | 38.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 26.4% | 32.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 16.6% | 26.8% | 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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay was 26.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Paraguay ranks 10th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release