Paraguay

In brief

Primary school enrolment: 89.4% (2024). World rank 168 of 191; in Americas, 37 of 42. Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 9.4 (2022). World rank 27 of 192 (1 = best); in Americas, 4 of 36. Adults who use tobacco: 6.4% (2024). World rank 10 of 166 (1 = best); in Americas, 2 of 24. From 2014 to 2024: adult literacy 95% → 94.9%, public spending on education 2.6% → 3.5% (share of GDP), and children vaccinated against measles 84% → 90%. Better than all its neighbours (Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil): nurses and midwives per 1,000 people and adults who use tobacco. Worse than all its neighbours (Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil): secondary school enrolment, hospital beds per 1,000 people, access to clean cooking fuels, infant deaths per 1,000 births, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births.