Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 25.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Paraguay, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Paraguay stood at 25.0%.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Paraguay peaked at 31.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2010.
That places Paraguay 59th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 10.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 10.7% | 22.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 19.8% | 25.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,694 (2012)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.42 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Paraguay?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Paraguay was 25.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2010.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Paraguay ranks 59th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.