Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay

Paraguay: Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 17.9%
World rank
77th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 2005
Years of data
23
1997–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay, 1997–2021

0.10.20.30.40.51997200920211997: 0.418 % of population with low education1999: 0.423 % of population with low education2001: 0.43 % of population with low education2002: 0.446 % of population with low education2003: 0.424 % of population with low education2004: 0.462 % of population with low education2005: 0.081 % of population with low education2006: 0.089 % of population with low education2007: 0.098 % of population with low education2008: 0.51 % of population with low education2009: 0.496 % of population with low education2010: 0.374 % of population with low education2011: 0.507 % of population with low education2012: 0.361 % of population with low education2013: 0.494 % of population with low education2014: 0.503 % of population with low education2015: 0.397 % of population with low education2016: 0.489 % of population with low education2017: 0.491 % of population with low education2018: 0.475 % of population with low education2019: 0.462 % of population with low education2020: 0.457 % of population with low education2021: 0.375 % of population with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay is 0.4%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay peaked at 0.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.

That places Paraguay 77th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education Change
1997 0.4%
1999 0.4% +1.3%
2001 0.4% +1.6%
2002 0.4% +3.7%
2003 0.4% -4.9%
2004 0.5% +9.1%
2005 0.1% -82.4%
2006 0.1% +9.2%
2007 0.1% +10.7%
2008 0.5% +419.2%
2009 0.5% -2.7%
2010 0.4% -24.7%
2011 0.5% +35.5%
2012 0.4% -28.6%
2013 0.5% +36.7%
2014 0.5% +1.8%
2015 0.4% -21.2%
2016 0.5% +23.4%
2017 0.5% +0.3%
2018 0.5% -3.1%
2019 0.5% -2.8%
2020 0.5% -1.2%
2021 0.4% -17.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 74 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4% compare
  2. 75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  3. 76 Spain 0.4% compare
  4. 78 Kosovo 0.4% compare
  5. 78 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% compare
  6. 80 Nigeria 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Paraguay was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
How does Paraguay rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Paraguay ranks 77th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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