Over-age students, primary, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Over-age students, primary, male was 15.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Paraguay, 1970–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Paraguay is 15.2%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Paraguay peaked at 20.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1991.
Paraguay ranks 38th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.3% | — |
| 1972 | 17.0% | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 15.0% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 14.7% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 14.5% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 13.6% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 14.0% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 14.0% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 12.8% | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 9.9% | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 9.2% | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | +119.9% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.6% | 14.3% | 18.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 9.2% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 8.3% | 20.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 15.3% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.3% | 16.9% | 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, male in Paraguay?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Paraguay was 15.2% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1991.
- How does Paraguay rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Paraguay ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, male (% of male 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.