Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay
Paraguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 12.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
12.3%
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
17th
of 27 countries
All-time high
41.4%
in 2006
All-time low
11.8%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay stood at 12.3%.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay peaked at 41.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2021.
Paraguay ranks 17th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39.2% | — |
| 2002 | 32.7% | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -22.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 12.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.7%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 12.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 32.7% | 41.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 17.2% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 11.8% | 16.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 14 Honduras 16.7% compare
- 15 Dominican Republic 16.2% compare
- 16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 13.0% compare
- 18 Brazil 11.9% compare
- 19 Panama 11.7% compare
- 19 El Salvador 11.7% compare
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay was 12.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Paraguay ranks 17th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, poorest quintile, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release