School enrollment, primary, private in Paraguay
Paraguay: School enrollment, primary, private was 21.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Paraguay is 21.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Paraguay peaked at 21.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1970.
That places Paraguay 62nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.9% | — |
| 1971 | 13.5% | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 13.7% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 13.4% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 14.8% | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 13.7% | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 15.0% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 14.1% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 13.3% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.0% | 18.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.3% | 20.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.2% | 21.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 285,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,211 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.65 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,695 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,999 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 130,070 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.46 % change on previous year (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Paraguay?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Paraguay was 21.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Paraguay ranks 62nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.