Education · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Paraguay: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 51.1% (2020), 112th of 176 in the world and 27th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 89.4% (2024), 168th of 191 in the world and 34th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 88.7% (2024), 116th of 168 in the world and 24th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Paraguay in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 51.1%2020 | 112/176 | 27/33 | 31.2% | 38.9% | 51.1% | +12.2 ppsince 2010 | 75.6% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 89.4%2024 | 168/191 | 34/39 | 121.6% | 112.2% | 90.8% | −25.6 ppsince 2012 | 104.6% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 88.7%2024 | 116/168 | 24/33 | 93.5% | 99.7% | 84.8% | −7.2 ppsince 2012 | 96.5% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 79.1%2024 | 132/176 | 30/37 | 64.4% | 73.2% | 85.7% | −3.7 ppsince 2012 | 98.0% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 75.5%2024 | 120/168 | 26/32 | 72.8%2001 | 75.8% | 75.0% | −5.0 ppsince 2012 | 81.5% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 37.6%2010 | — | — | 17.3% | 37.6% | · | +20.3 ppsince 2000 | 58.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 13.3%2024 | 34/178 | 8/35 | 0.8% | 1.6% | 12.0% | +11.8 ppsince 2012 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 94.9%2024 | 62/141 | 13/26 | · | 93.9% | 94.5% | −0.2 ppsince 2014 | 94.9% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 98.6%2024 | 70/148 | 19/31 | 95.6%2001 | 98.6% | 98.6% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.7% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 24.22012 | — | — | 27.02002 | 24.22012 | · | −10%since 2002 | 21.3 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.5%2024 | 118/184 | 25/38 | 4.2% | 2.8% | 3.9% | +0.9 ppsince 2014 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 11.7%2025 | 113/179 | 26/37 | 21.6% | 18.8% | 24.5% | −8.0 ppsince 2012 | 16.6% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+12.2 pp51.1% in 2020
- Tertiary enrolment+20.3 pp37.6% in 2010
- Pupils per teacher−10%24.2 in 2012
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−7.2 pp88.7% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−3.7 pp79.1% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−5.0 pp75.5% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+11.8 pp13.3% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Paraguay and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Paraguay. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Paraguay | Brazil | Argentina | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 51.1%2020 | 85.9%2020 | 76.2%2020 | 78.5%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 89.4%2024 | 104.3%2024 | 102.5%2023 | 93.7%2024 |
| Primary completion | 88.7%2024 | — | 98.9%2023 | 91.0%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 79.1%2024 | 104.1%2024 | 105.6%2023 | 90.5%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 75.5%2024 | — | 95.0%2023 | 88.5%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 37.6%2010 | 69.7%2024 | 107.8%2023 | — |
| Out-of-school children | 13.3%2024 | 2.2%2024 | 0.7%2023 | 9.3%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 94.9%2024 | 94.7%2024 | 99.1%2020 | 96.7%2024 |
| Youth literacy | 98.6%2024 | 99.5%2024 | 99.7%2020 | 99.8%2024 |