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 22.7%
World rank
16th
of 25 countries
All-time high
11.0%
in 2003
All-time low
1.4%
in 2019
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%.
That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay peaked at 11.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2019.
Paraguay ranks 16th 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 | 6.1% | — |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +37.7% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +31.0% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -29.1% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +32.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -43.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -48.5% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +66.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -65.9% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +78.6% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +44.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -38.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +22.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.7% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 1.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 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 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 11.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- How does Paraguay rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Paraguay ranks 16th 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 51.8%. 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, 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