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 11.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 11.7%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay peaked at 40.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2023.
That places Paraguay 19th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 40.7% | — |
| 2002 | 31.8% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -38.1% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +34.8% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 11.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.7%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 11.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 95% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 31.8% | 40.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 13.8% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 11.7% | 18.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 16 Dominican Republic 14.3% compare
- 17 Brazil 12.5% compare
- 18 El Salvador 12.3% compare
- 20 Costa Rica 7.7% compare
- 21 Uruguay 7.1% compare
- 22 Peru 5.2% 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 11.7% 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 40.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Paraguay ranks 19th out of 26 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 58.5%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release