Paraguay’s proposed 2027 General National Budget bill allocates 12,758,611,607,832 guaraníes to the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC), the government body responsible for the country’s education and science policy. The bill is still under consideration by Paraguay’s Congress. In the portion of the budget intended for school operations, the largest share is concentrated in employees’ salaries, remuneration and benefits.
Basic School Education, which comprises the first and second cycles, has a projected allocation of 4,542,942,421,301 guaraníes. Of that amount, 4,518,627,535,655 guaraníes are listed under Personal Services, the budget category covering personnel payments. That represents 99.4% of the resources allocated to this operational stage.
The third cycle and Secondary Education are slated to receive 3,094,148,754,888 guaraníes. Personnel expenses total 3,057,661,646,405 guaraníes, equivalent to 98.8% of the total for these operational allocations. The remaining share must cover other expenses, such as maintenance, equipment, school supplies and infrastructure needs.
The figures indicate less budgetary room for investments directly visible in schools: most of the money set aside for the education stages detailed in the bill is already committed to payroll and benefits. For students, families and school communities, this composition could reduce the resources available for repairs, furniture, teaching materials and physical improvements, although the supplied document does not directly demonstrate those outcomes.
A general presentation of the education budget mentioned in coverage of the bill indicates that salaries absorb 93% of the resources. That percentage applies to a different aggregate scope from the 99.4% and 98.8% calculated, respectively, for Basic School Education and for the third cycle and Secondary Education. The differences probably result from different scopes or calculation bases. According to the supplied source, the detailed figures should therefore be read within the specific scope of each stage; the figures require corroboration from an official Paraguayan budget document or an independent source before publication.
The amounts are still part of a bill and may be changed during the 2027 General National Budget’s consideration by Paraguay’s Congress. The final distribution will be known only after the budget for fiscal year 2027 has been reviewed and approved.