Education in Paraguay

2,484 indicators covering education for Paraguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 77.3% 2025 up 13.3% 91st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 68.7% 2025 up 11.4% 76th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 72.9% 2025 up 12.9% 82nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 modelled data 2025 up 2.3% 57th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 64.6% 2025 up 9.8% 75th
Teachers in secondary education, male 12,959 2012 down 23.9% 108th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.1% 2025 up 23.3% 90th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.9% 2025 down 10.1% 119th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.8% 2025 up 5.4% 106th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 44.3% 2010 up 120.9% 104th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 31.2% 2010 up 113.2% 102nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.29 GPIA 2010 up 2.0% 70th
Primary education, teachers 71.2% 2012 down 1.0% 126th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 6,293 number 2012 up 16.0% 105th
Repeaters, primary, total 2.9% 2016 down 40.9% 85th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.64 years 2011 up 222.9% 63rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.76 years 2011 up 239.2% 59th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.24 GPIA 2011 down 2.8% 89th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 10.7% 2012 up 282.7% 43rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 14.4 years 2011 up 14.7% 79th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 88.7% 2024 down 7.5% 132nd
Persistence to grade 5, total 97.6% 2023 up 12.5% 41st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 96.7% 2023 up 15.0% 55th
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 children who are not in pre-primary school 25.0% 2024 up 73.0% 59th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.6 years 2024 up 27.2% 117th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.58 years 2024 up 26.4% 118th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 0.6% 76th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 88.7% 2012 up 0.6% 164th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 708 2012 up 11.0% 61st
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 5,585 2012 up 16.7% 105th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2010 up 4.1% 63rd
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
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.913 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.4% 113th
Repeaters, primary, female 2.1% 2016 down 44.2% 85th
Repeaters, primary, male 3.5% 2016 down 39.0% 75th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.88 years 2011 up 17.5% 79th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.93 years 2011 up 11.9% 81st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.06 GPIA 2011 up 4.6% 75th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 88.7% 2012 up 0.6% 150th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 89.1% 2024 down 6.4% 125th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 88.3% 2024 down 8.7% 134th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.9911 GPIA 2024 down 2.5% 141st
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 5,585 number 2012 up 16.7% 103rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 79.0% 2024 down 1.0% 39th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 82.4% 2024 down 0.9% 43rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.92 GPIA 2024 down 1.1% 26th
School enrollment, secondary, private 18.9% 2024 down 13.5% 71st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 0.9727 GPIA 2023 down 6.4% 151st
School enrollment, primary 87.2% 2012 down 7.8% 136th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 95.4% 2023 up 11.0% 68th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 98.1% 2023 up 18.9% 39th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 0.9948 GPIA 2024 down 1.3% 194th