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 2.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.7%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
15th
of 25 countries
All-time high
9.0%
in 2002
All-time low
1.7%
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 2.7%.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay peaked at 9.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2021.
Paraguay ranks 15th of 25 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 | 5.2% | — |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +73.1% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -51.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +91.7% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -48.9% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +134.8% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +32.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +36.5% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -46.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -42.4% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +63.4% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -52.5% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +52.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.3% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 1.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 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 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 2.7% 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 9.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Paraguay ranks 15th out of 25 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 62.0%. 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, urban, richest 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