Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 86.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Paraguay is 86.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Paraguay peaked at 99.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.8% | — |
| 1972 | 73.0% | -14.9% |
| 1975 | 83.3% | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 85.4% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 87.0% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 89.4% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 91.0% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 93.3% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 94.6% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 96.2% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 98.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 99.3% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 90.7% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 94.9% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 96.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.0% | 73.0% | 91.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 93.3% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 94.1% | 90.7% | 96.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.6% | 98.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 89.7% | 98.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.7% | 87.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Paraguay?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Paraguay was 86.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Paraguay ranks 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release