Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 853,098 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Paraguay, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, male in Paraguay stood at 853,098. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Paraguay peaked at 853,098 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 577,367, in 1998.
That places Paraguay 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 577,367 | — |
| 1999 | 587,538 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 595,869 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 602,938 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 608,397 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 612,529 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 611,914 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 610,167 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 607,308 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 602,251 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 595,402 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 587,648 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 579,621 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 828,597 | +43.0% |
| 2012 | 822,896 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 817,512 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 812,935 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 809,165 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 805,488 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 802,991 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 802,344 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 803,783 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 808,048 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 816,081 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 825,166 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 834,692 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 844,149 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 853,098 | +1.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 853,098 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 627,819, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 853,098 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 196,344, 4.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +43.0% | 579,621 | 828,597 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 582,452 | 577,367 | 587,538 | 2 |
| 2000s | 603,442 | 587,648 | 612,529 | 10 |
| 2010s | 788,533 | 579,621 | 828,597 | 10 |
| 2020s | 830,206 | 808,048 | 853,098 | 6 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Paraguay?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Paraguay was 853,098 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 853,098 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 577,367 in 1998.
- How does Paraguay rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Paraguay ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release