Education in Paraguay

2,484 indicators covering education for Paraguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of under-five deaths, male 1,250 2024 down 27.3% 92nd
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 4.87 years 2024 down 3.4% 144th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 2.29 years 2010 up 148.4% 81st
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.37 GPI 2010 down 0.7% 58th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.68 years 2010 up 150.2% 85th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 10.39 years 2024 down 13.0% 156th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 84.5% 2024 down 13.8% 161st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2016 down 26.0% 39th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0042 number per person 2012 down 14.2% 70th
Teachers in primary education, female 24,695 number 2012 down 3.9% 91st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 4,797 2024 down 65.1% 92nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 7,976 2024 down 65.7% 84th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.0622 number per square kilometre 2012 down 3.9% 166th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9983 index 2024 down 0.4% 114th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2012 down 79.2% 80th
Children out of school, female 13.4% 2024 up 859.5% 43rd
Children out of school, male 13.3% 2024 up 740.0% 43rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 89,035 number 2016 up 22.9% 86th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 37.6% 2010 up 117.5% 105th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 85.0% 2024 down 13.7% 159th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 80.8% 2024 down 5.6% 150th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% 83rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 84.1% 2024 down 13.9% 160th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 77.5% 2024 down 3.2% 148th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 down 2.2% 74th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 31.9% 2016 up 15.4% 90th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 10.47 years 2024 down 13.0% 149th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.3 years 2024 down 12.9% 159th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% 73rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.19 years 2011 up 230.0% 62nd
School life expectancy, secondary, female 4.98 years 2024 down 4.5% 142nd
School life expectancy, secondary, male 4.76 years 2024 down 2.2% 142nd
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 down 2.1% 72nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 49.4% 2016 up 2.8% 32nd
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.2% 2016 up 68.6% 61st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 12.19 years 2010 up 4.3% 115th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 6,293 2012 up 16.0% 103rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.59 years 2024 up 26.8% 122nd
Productivity vs. educational attainment 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 6.9% 89th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 99.1% 2012 down 14.0% 119th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 94.9% 2025 up 3.8% 97th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 96.9% 2025 up 3.4% 100th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 modelled data 2025 down 0.8% 48th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 93.1% 2025 up 4.3% 98th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year 2012 up 349.2% 8th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 62.2% 2012 up 1.8% 88th
Teachers in secondary education, female 21,327 2012 down 20.4% 95th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 11.0% 2024 down 28.1% 72nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 82.1% 2025 up 13.9% 92nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 87.0% 2025 up 14.5% 93rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 modelled data 2025 up 0.9% 35th