Education in Paraguay 2,484 indicators covering education for Paraguay. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 33.2% 2025 up 40.1% 59th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 31.3% 2025 up 40.4% 62nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 35.1% 2025 up 40.4% 61st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 15.7% 2025 up 190.7% 48th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 16.1% 2025 up 222.0% 47th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 15.4% 2025 up 165.5% 49th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.8917 modelled data 2025 down 0.0% 108th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 269,121 2024 down 4.9% 88th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 7.1% 15th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.5% 2024 up 36.1% 125th Primary education, pupils 48.2% 2016 down 0.4% 143rd Inequality in education 0.1473 2023 up 15.0% 83rd Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 3.8% 2011 down 28.8% 60th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 72.4% 2016 up 32.4% 113th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 65.8% 2016 up 28.8% 112th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.1 GPI 2016 up 2.7% 53rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 137,207 2024 down 5.6% 87th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.951 modelled data 2025 up 7.9% 101st Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 3 2025 unchanged 10th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2010 up 125.6% 118th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 131,914 2024 down 4.1% 93rd Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2022 down 50.0% 176th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2022 up 9.1% 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,653 2024 down 18.2% 98th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.04 modelled data 2025 up 21.0% 56th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 6.1% 2011 down 48.6% 48th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 8.2% 2011 down 45.9% 43rd Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2010 up 29.0% 163rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 82.0% 2024 down 10.1% 148th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 7.8% 2010 up 369.5% 6th Persistence to grade 5, female 96.2% 2023 up 9.1% 59th Persistence to grade 5, male 99.0% 2023 up 15.9% 21st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 87.1% 2024 down 18.0% 167th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 82.2% 2024 down 11.7% 150th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 81.8% 2024 down 8.4% 148th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 3.5% 87th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 1.0% 2010 down 21.4% 152nd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 7.8% 2010 up 369.5% 15th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 8.9% 2010 up 187.0% 81st School enrollment, secondary 65.9% 2012 up 24.6% 104th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 135,394 2020 up 0.1% 42nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.1 years 2024 down 16.2% 154th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 86.7% 2024 down 17.8% 166th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9915 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 123rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 87.4% 2024 down 18.1% 164th Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 516 2024 down 47.6% 85th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 966 2024 down 51.0% 80th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 11.0% 135th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 675,899 2025 up 6.4% 91st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 117,604 2020 up 18.3% 41st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 252,998 2020 up 7.8% 42nd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 54.0% 2020 down 6.9% 45th School age population, early childhood education, female 330,216 2025 up 6.4% 91st School age population, early childhood education, male 345,683 2025 up 6.4% 92nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 76.2% 2024 up 2.3% 116th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,059 2024 down 17.3% 107th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 3,276 2024 down 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