Education in Paraguay

144 indicators covering education for Paraguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 97.6% 2023 up 12.5% 41st
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 113 2024 down 16.9% 113th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 165 2024 down 8.3% 106th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 473 2024 down 21.3% 93rd
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 691 2024 down 19.0% 91st
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 98.2% 2012 down 14.1% 133rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 100.1% 2012 down 13.9% 107th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% 2100 down 33.6% 137th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 11,600 people 2100 down 35.2% 121st
Population by level of education 3.52 million people 2100 up 6.2% 105th
Repeaters, primary, female 2.1% 2016 down 44.2% 85th
Repeaters, primary, male 3.5% 2016 down 39.0% 75th
School enrollment, secondary, private 18.9% 2024 down 13.5% 71st
School enrollment, primary 87.2% 2012 down 7.8% 136th
Over-age students, primary 13.9% 2016 down 1.2% 40th
Secondary education, teachers 62.2% 2012 up 1.8% 84th
School enrollment, primary, female 87.3% 2012 down 8.2% 112th
School enrollment, primary, male 87.1% 2012 down 7.4% 118th
Over-age students, primary, male 15.2% 2016 down 2.6% 38th
Over-age students, primary, female 12.6% 2016 up 0.6% 44th
Compulsory education, duration 13 years 2025 unchanged 17th
Progression to secondary school 94.5% 2011 up 3.0% 107th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 87.8% 2012 down 9.6% 143rd
Primary education, pupils 48.2% 2016 down 0.4% 143rd
Persistence to grade 5, female 96.2% 2023 up 9.1% 59th
Persistence to grade 5, male 99.0% 2023 up 15.9% 21st
School enrollment, secondary 65.9% 2012 up 24.6% 104th
Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st
Progression to secondary school, male 94.5% 2011 up 1.7% 97th
School enrollment, secondary, female 66.0% 2012 up 20.8% 105th
School enrollment, secondary, male 65.8% 2012 up 28.5% 99th
Progression to secondary school, female 94.4% 2011 up 4.3% 103rd
Expenditure on tertiary education 23.3% 2016 up 21.8% 53rd
Literacy rate, youth female 98.6% 2024 up 0.2% 45th
Children out of school, primary 105,859 2024 up 875.6% 56th
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
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 up 1.0% 24th
Literacy rate, youth male 98.6% 2024 down 0.4% 37th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 24.16 2012 down 10.4% 75th
Literacy rate, youth total 98.6% 2024 down 0.1% 43rd
Expenditure on secondary education 31.3% 2016 down 11.5% 87th
Expenditure on primary education 36.4% 2016 down 7.1% 55th
Secondary education, pupils 50.4% 2016 up 0.6% 54th
Children out of school, primary, female 52,035 2024 up 945.9% 59th
Children out of school, primary, male 53,824 2024 up 816.0% 65th
Literacy rate, adult total 94.9% 2024 down 0.2% 36th
Literacy rate, adult male 95.4% 2024 down 0.5% 38th
Adolescents out of school 15.4% 2024 up 194.1% 51st
Current education expenditure, total 96.5% 2024 up 5.3% 29th
Current education expenditure, primary 97.4% 2024 up 5.0% 37th
Current education expenditure, secondary 97.0% 2024 up 8.5% 34th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.4 2012 up 55.2% 64th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 24.09 2012 down 6.0% 43rd
Current education expenditure, tertiary 93.8% 2024 up 2.1% 45th
Adolescents out of school, female 15.0% 2024 up 64.1% 51st
Adolescents out of school, male 15.8% 2024 up 70.4% 55th
Net intake rate in grade 1 68.7% 2012 down 3.5% 68th
Net intake rate in grade 1, female 69.7% 2012 down 4.0% 65th
Net intake rate in grade 1, male 67.8% 2012 down 2.9% 72nd