Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) was 7,265 number in 2016. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Paraguay, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Paraguay is 7,265 number, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Paraguay peaked at 33,715 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,265 number, in 2016.
That places Paraguay 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,597 number | — |
| 1972 | 32,726 number | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 32,900 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 32,492 number | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 29,582 number | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 28,962 number | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 28,703 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 29,905 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 29,827 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 29,534 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 29,221 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 23,797 number | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 26,022 number | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 25,380 number | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 23,178 number | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 23,348 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 23,224 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 25,102 number | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 24,212 number | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 26,852 number | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 27,957 number | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 27,131 number | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 27,973 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 28,138 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 33,590 number | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 33,715 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 30,686 number | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 30,348 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 31,044 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 29,161 number | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 26,995 number | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 24,207 number | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 18,408 number | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 16,911 number | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 13,996 number | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 14,673 number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 15,919 number | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 14,930 number | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 14,113 number | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 13,733 number | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 7,265 number | -47.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 7,265 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,674 number, 4.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 7,265 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,015 number, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -47.1% | 13,733 number | 7,265 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,733 number | 28,703 number | 32,900 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 25,863 number | 23,178 number | 29,827 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,917 number | 24,212 number | 33,715 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 22,166 number | 13,996 number | 31,044 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,510 number | 7,265 number | 14,930 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.67 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Paraguay?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Paraguay was 7,265 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 33,715 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,265 number in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Paraguay ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.