Education in Paraguay

2,484 indicators covering education for Paraguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.1 years 2024 down 16.2% 156th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.09 years 2024 down 16.2% 154th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9984 GPIA 2024 up 0.0% 95th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 1.8% 2023 down 59.9% 97th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.9% 2016 up 72.2% 58th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 21.5% 2016 down 4.7% 83rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 79.3% 2024 up 1.7% 117th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 GPI 2024 down 1.1% 70th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 73.1% 2024 up 3.0% 114th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 1 years 2025 unchanged 116th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 down 99.6% 72nd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 down 99.9% 73rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 12.6% 133rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 76.9% 2010 up 1.4% 117th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 10.7% 133rd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 564 2024 down 4.6% 110th
Progression to secondary school, male 94.5% 2011 up 1.7% 97th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 76.8% 2024 down 1.7% 113th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 225,211 number 2010 up 171.1% 84th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 down 99.7% 80th
School enrollment, secondary, female 66.0% 2012 up 20.8% 105th
School enrollment, secondary, male 65.8% 2012 up 28.5% 99th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 23.2% 2024 up 6.1% 79th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 86.7% 2024 down 12.0% 166th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 1,571 millions 2024 up 28.7% 93rd
Progression to secondary school, female 94.4% 2011 up 4.3% 103rd
Expenditure on tertiary education 23.3% 2016 up 21.8% 53rd
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.5% 2024 down 3.0% 113th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 13,884 number 2018 up 96.2% 80th
Literacy rate, youth female 98.6% 2024 up 0.2% 45th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 2.2% 2023 down 68.8% 89th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 10.0% 2012 down 35.3% 58th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 554 2024 down 14.9% 99th
Children out of school, primary 105,859 2024 up 875.6% 56th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 105,859 2024 up 875.6% 56th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 1,099 2024 down 19.7% 95th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 13.3% 2024 up 794.8% 41st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 76.9% 2024 down 1.6% 101st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 76.7% 2024 down 1.8% 120th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 23.1% 2024 up 5.7% 89th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 23.3% 2024 up 6.4% 70th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 1,099 2024 down 10.6% 117th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 307,859 number 2016 up 16.1% 93rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 50 2023 up 233.3% 108th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 11.7% 2025 down 35.8% 120th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 2,177 2024 down 18.3% 105th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 88.0% 2012 down 9.9% 121st
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 87.7% 2012 down 9.3% 123rd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 4.4% 2011 down 46.3% 52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 6.7% 2011 down 42.5% 44th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 692 2024 down 24.8% 104th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 367 2024 up 1.7% 108th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 1.8% 2023 down 68.0% 95th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 2.2% 2023 down 59.8% 90th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 1.4% 2023 down 59.9% 96th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.05 GPIA 2010 up 3.7% 97th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 78.9% 2010 up 3.4% 115th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 75.0% 2010 down 0.6% 113th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1,719 2023 up 47.7% 138th