Productivity vs. educational attainment in Paraguay
Paraguay: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Paraguay, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity vs. educational attainment in Paraguay is 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Paraguay peaked at 19.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
That places Paraguay 89th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
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- 86 Namibia 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
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- 88 Jordan 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 90 Colombia 16.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 91 Indonesia 14.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 92 Morocco 13.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,694 (2012)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.42 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Paraguay?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Paraguay was 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Paraguay ranks 89th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.