Net attendance rate of primary school in Paraguay
Paraguay: Net attendance rate of primary school was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net attendance rate of primary school in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 99.3% for net attendance rate of primary school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Paraguay peaked at 99.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 2002.
That places Paraguay 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Net attendance rate of primary school in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 94.3% | — |
| 2002 | 93.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 95.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 99.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 99.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.3% | 93.7% | 96.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.5% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.5% | 99.4% | 5 |
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 net attendance rate of primary school in Paraguay?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Paraguay was 99.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Paraguay ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.