Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 86.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Paraguay stood at 86.6%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Paraguay peaked at 99.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 137th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.7% | — |
| 1972 | 73.5% | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 81.5% | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 83.1% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 84.8% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 87.1% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 88.7% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 90.9% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 92.6% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 94.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 94.9% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 96.7% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 98.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 91.1% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 95.8% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 98.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.2% | 73.5% | 88.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 94.1% | 90.9% | 98.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.0% | 91.1% | 98.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.3% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 89.8% | 98.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 86.6% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 134 Philippines 87.2% compare
- 135 Côte d'Ivoire 86.8% compare
- 136 Kuwait 86.7% compare
- 138 Tanzania, United Republic of 86.5% compare
- 139 Zambia 86.2% compare
- 140 Albania 86.2% compare
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, female in Paraguay?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Paraguay was 86.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Paraguay ranks 137th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release