Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Paraguay
Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 17.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Paraguay, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Paraguay is 17.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 122.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Paraguay peaked at 17.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2012.
That places Paraguay 47th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +87.8% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +2.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 17.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 17.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.6%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +87.8% | 7.7% | 14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 7.7% | 14.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.0% | 17.2% | 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 out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Paraguay was 17.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Paraguay ranks 47th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.8%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release