Secondary education, teachers in Paraguay
Paraguay: Secondary education, teachers was 62.2% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Paraguay, 1970–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Paraguay is 62.2%, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Paraguay peaked at 67.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1970.
Paraguay ranks 84th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.2% | — |
| 1971 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 67.1% | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 65.9% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 62.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.7% | 58.2% | 59.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 62.3% | 67.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 61.1% | 62.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 62.2% | 62.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Paraguay?
- Secondary education, teachers in Paraguay was 62.2% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Paraguay ranks 84th out of 198 countries with data for 2012.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.