School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Paraguay
Paraguay: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 87.3% in 2012. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Paraguay, 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 87.3% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Paraguay peaked at 97.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 112th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78.6% | — |
| 1972 | 70.5% | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 78.2% | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 80.2% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 81.9% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 83.2% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 85.3% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 87.3% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 86.1% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 88.5% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 90.6% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 92.2% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 94.2% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 86.0% | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 95.3% | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 91.4% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 94.5% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 97.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 94.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.8% | 70.5% | 83.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 87.4% | 85.3% | 90.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 92.8% | 86.0% | 96.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 88.3% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 87.3% | 88.0% | 3 |
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 school enrollment, primary, female in Paraguay?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Paraguay was 87.3% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Paraguay ranks 112th out of 167 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.