Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay
Paraguay: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 21.7% 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 21.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay peaked at 25.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2002.
That places Paraguay 12th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 15.5% | — |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.5% | 19.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.8% | 22.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 19.6% | 25.8% | 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 21.7% 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 25.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Paraguay ranks 12th out of 76 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 9.5%. 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 secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release