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 10.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
10.1%
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
12th
of 23 countries
All-time high
34.9%
in 2003
All-time low
7.2%
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 10.1%.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay peaked at 34.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 12th out of 23 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 | 27.4% | — |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | +45.4% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | -30.5% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +47.6% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -38.5% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +58.3% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -11.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 10.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.1%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 10.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 22.8% | 34.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 14.2% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 7.2% | 11.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 9 Honduras 16.8% compare
- 10 Colombia 15.1% compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 13.8% compare
- 13 El Salvador 10.0% compare
- 14 Brazil 9.7% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 8.2% 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 10.1% 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 34.9% 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 7.2% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Paraguay ranks 12th out of 23 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 59.9%. 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, poorest 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