Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Paraguay
Paraguay: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 55.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Paraguay, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 55.1% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Paraguay peaked at 77.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 2016.
That places Paraguay 62nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 70.8% | — |
| 2003 | 70.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.4% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.3% | 70.3% | 77.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 47.9% | 71.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 52.8% | 58.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Paraguay?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Paraguay was 55.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Paraguay ranks 62nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release