Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle in Paraguay
Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle in Paraguay stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.8% on the previous year and down 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle in Paraguay peaked at 6.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 34th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.3% | — |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -28.4% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -39.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +84.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -45.7% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -42.3% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +73.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -53.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -79.2% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +280.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -31.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -53.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +460.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -85.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -59.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 25% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 24% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +460.0% | 0.5% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 1.5% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 2.8% | 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle in Paraguay was 0.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle?
- Paraguay ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 of primary school age, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release