Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Paraguay
Paraguay: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 87.26 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
87.26
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.64
in 1993
All-time low
73.24
in 1972
Years of data
43
1970–2023
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Paraguay, 1970–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Paraguay stood at 87.26.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Paraguay peaked at 99.64 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 73.24, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 29th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.18 | 73.24 | 89.87 | 8 |
| 1980s | 94.95 | 92.12 | 98.91 | 9 |
| 1990s | 97 | 90.92 | 99.64 | 8 |
| 2000s | 99.1 | 97.94 | 99.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.27 | 89.74 | 98.5 | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.69 | 87.26 | 87.98 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: primary education in Paraguay?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Paraguay was 87.26 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.64 in 1993.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.24 in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Paraguay ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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