Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 2.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Paraguay, 1970–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 2.9% for repeaters, primary, total in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Paraguay peaked at 17.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2016.
Paraguay ranks 85th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.7% | — |
| 1971 | 17.5% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 17.5% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 16.8% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 14.7% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 14.1% | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 14.1% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | -20.2% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 8.9% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -23.6% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -37.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) 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 | -37.2% | 4.6% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 14.1% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 8.9% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.1% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 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, primary, total in Paraguay?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Paraguay was 2.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Paraguay ranks 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.