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 16.7% 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
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Paraguay stood at 16.7%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 133.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Paraguay peaked at 16.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2012.
That places Paraguay 46th out of 171 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 | 11.7% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +94.3% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +4.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 16.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 2.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 16.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 1.8× the median. (34 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 | +94.3% | 7.1% | 13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 7.1% | 13.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.3% | 16.7% | 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 16.7% 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 16.7% 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 7.1% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Paraguay ranks 46th out of 171 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 133.9%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release