Over-age students, primary in Paraguay
Paraguay: Over-age students, primary was 13.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Paraguay, 1970–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2016, over-age students, primary in Paraguay stood at 13.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Paraguay peaked at 19.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1991.
That places Paraguay 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.0% | — |
| 1972 | 14.8% | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 14.4% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 13.1% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 12.8% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 12.4% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 12.0% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 11.8% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 12.2% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 11.1% | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 8.6% | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +133.9% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.7% | 12.4% | 16.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 7.9% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 7.2% | 19.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.8% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.9% | 15.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Paraguay?
- Over-age students, primary in Paraguay was 13.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1991.
- How does Paraguay rank for over-age students, primary?
- Paraguay ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 (% of 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.