Over-age students, primary, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Over-age students, primary, female was 12.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, female in Paraguay, 1970–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Paraguay is 12.6%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Paraguay peaked at 16.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1991.
That places Paraguay 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.5% | — |
| 1972 | 12.3% | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 11.0% | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 11.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 10.6% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 10.4% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 10.0% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 9.8% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 7.7% | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 7.1% | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 6.3% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 6.1% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 16.6% | +153.9% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 13.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 6.6% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 6.1% | 16.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.3% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.3% | 14.6% | 4 |
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 over-age students, primary, female in Paraguay?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Paraguay was 12.6% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1991.
- How does Paraguay rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Paraguay ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.