Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay
Paraguay: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 10.5% 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
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay is 10.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.6% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay peaked at 34.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2020.
That places Paraguay 41st out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16.2% | — |
| 2003 | 16.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +73.1% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -40.7% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +92.6% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -42.1% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +206.5% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | -69.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 13.6% | 16.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 13.4% | 23.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 10.1% | 34.4% | 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 10.5% 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 34.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Paraguay ranks 41st out of 61 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 54.9%. 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 tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release