Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Paraguay

Share of children out of school in Paraguay in 2024 — 13.33%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 120. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 1.9 pp.

2024 13.33% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 99of 120
Period maximum 26.76%1972
Period minimum 0.36%1993

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Paraguay, 1970–2024010203019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 15.23%1972: 26.76%1973: 15.32%1975: 17.56%1976: 15.73%1977: 14.07%1978: 11.78%1979: 10.13%1980: 7.88%1981: 6.39%1983: 6.11%1984: 5.96%1985: 5.24%1986: 5.69%1987: 4.44%1988: 2.65%1989: 1.09%1990: 0.54%1991: 0.38%1992: 9.08%1993: 0.36%1994: 4.67%1995: 5.59%1996: 2.69%1999: 0.69%2000: 0.85%2001: 0.77%2002: 0.71%2003: 0.64%2004: 0.71%2005: 0.78%2006: 0.69%2007: 0.56%2008: 1.22%2009: 2.06%2010: 1.58%2011: 1.5%2012: 1.49%2016: 10.26%2020: 12.03%2021: 12.28%2022: 12.2%2023: 12.43%2024: 13.33%
Change over the period: −1.9 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Paraguay

Paraguay 13.33%
Share of children out of school — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 13.33 +0.9 pp
2023 12.43 +0.23 pp
2022 12.2 −0.08 pp
2021 12.28 +0.25 pp
2020 12.03
2016 10.26
2012 1.49 −0.01 pp
2011 1.5 −0.08 pp
2010 1.58 −0.48 pp
2009 2.06 +0.83 pp
2008 1.22 +0.66 pp
2007 0.56 −0.12 pp
2006 0.69 −0.09 pp
2005 0.78 +0.07 pp
2004 0.71 +0.07 pp
2003 0.64 −0.06 pp
2002 0.71 −0.07 pp
2001 0.77 −0.08 pp
2000 0.85 +0.16 pp
1999 0.69
1996 2.69 −2.9 pp
1995 5.59 +0.92 pp
1994 4.67 +4.32 pp
1993 0.36 −8.73 pp
1992 9.08 +8.7 pp
1991 0.38 −0.16 pp
1990 0.54 −0.55 pp
1989 1.09 −1.56 pp
1988 2.65 −1.79 pp
1987 4.44 −1.25 pp
1986 5.69 +0.46 pp
1985 5.24 −0.73 pp
1984 5.96 −0.14 pp
1983 6.11
1981 6.39 −1.49 pp
1980 7.88 −2.25 pp
1979 10.13 −1.65 pp
1978 11.78 −2.29 pp
1977 14.07 −1.66 pp
1976 15.73 −1.82 pp
1975 17.56
1973 15.32 −11.45 pp
1972 26.76
1970 15.23

South America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.