Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay
Paraguay: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 20.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay stood at 20.7%.
That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay peaked at 26.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1999.
That places Paraguay 13th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.9% | — |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.3% | 16.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 13.0% | 21.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 18.2% | 26.0% | 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 20.7% 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 26.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1999.
- How does Paraguay rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Paraguay ranks 13th out of 72 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 up 9.0%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release