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 9.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
9.0%
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
12th
of 22 countries
All-time high
33.6%
in 2003
All-time low
6.8%
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 9.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay peaked at 33.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2021.
Paraguay ranks 12th of 22 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 | 24.1% | — |
| 2002 | 17.6% | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | +90.9% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -36.3% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -37.0% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +51.6% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -36.8% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -35.2% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -35.2% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +48.5% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -10.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 9.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 9.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 17.6% | 33.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 13.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 6.8% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 9 Colombia 12.2% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 11.1% compare
- 11 El Salvador 9.2% compare
- 13 Brazil 8.5% compare
- 14 Costa Rica 7.2% compare
- 15 Uruguay 6.3% 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 9.0% 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 33.6% 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 6.8% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Paraguay ranks 12th out of 22 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 59.5%. 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, urban, poorest quintile, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release