Paraguay — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Paraguay, 1970–2024.
Education spending for Paraguay was 3.53% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 27 years, from 1970 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 4.23% in 1999. The lowest was 1.04% in 1990 (about 3.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.96% per year.
Paraguay ranks 114 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 66%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so Paraguay sits below it. It peaked in 1999 and has fallen 16% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 36%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 25 of 36 economies; St. Kitts and Nevis (3.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 303% in 1998. That is 5% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1970 level: doubled by 1999. Doubling roughly every 72 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 23rd of 31 in 1970 → 50th of 50 in 1990 → 51st of 116 in 2000 → 102nd of 130 in 2010 → 98th of 157 in 2020 → 30th of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 3.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 3.41% | -0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 3.94% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 3.49% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 3.09% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 3.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.33% | +0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 2.68% | -1.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 3.69% | +0.9 pp |
| 2010 | 2.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 2.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2.87% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 3.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.41% | -0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 3.83% | -0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 4.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 4.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 4.2% | +3.2 pp |
| 1990 | 1.04% | -0.4 pp |
| 1985 | 1.4% | -0.9 pp |
| 1971 | 2.27% | +0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 2.11% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Paraguay’s Education spending in 1971?
2.27% (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Paraguay’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +67.9% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 3.53%; 2023: 3.39%; 2022: 3.4%; 2021: 3.41%; 2020: 3.94%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.