Paraguay: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

Key figures

Since 1998 it is down 10.4 percentage points from 29.26% in 1998. The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Paraguay's school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) rose 0.28 percentage points on 2023 (from 18.58% to 18.86%).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2023), the average change was −0.6 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.58 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1 percentage points in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.76 percentage points in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Paraguay had the 31st highest value of the 73 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Paraguay in the 2024 ranking

• Sweden — 28th of 73: 20.8%
• Dominican Republic — 29th of 73: 19.1%
• Luxembourg — 30th of 73: 18.87%
• Niger — 32nd of 73: 17.79%
• Finland — 33rd of 73: 16.8%
• Denmark — 34th of 73: 16%

What this measures

Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 20 values

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 25.87% (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 31.44% (2024)
• Barbados — 7.95% (2024)
• Belize — 66.39% (2024)
• Bolivia — 11.55% (2024)
• Brazil — 15.78% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 18.78% (2023)
• Cayman Islands — 36.7% (2024)
• Chile — 63.23% (2024)

More education data for Paraguay

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 710,209 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 89.44% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 88.78% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 90.07% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 570,654 (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 79.13% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Paraguay's school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)?

18.86% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1998?

It is down 10.4 percentage points from 29.26% in 1998. The highest value was 29.41% in 1999 and the lowest 18.57% in 2021.

How does Paraguay rank?

31st highest of 73 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) unusual for Paraguay?

In 2024, Paraguay's school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) rose 0.28 percentage points on 2023 (from 18.58% to 18.86%). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2023), the average change was −0.6 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.58 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.PRIV.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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