School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 675,899 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
675,899
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
91st
of 207 countries
All-time high
682,383
in 2022
All-time low
400,721
in 1972
Years of data
32
1972–2025
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Paraguay, 1972–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 675,899 for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 682,383 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 400,721, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 91st of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 400,721 | — |
| 1982 | 478,683 | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 648,150 | +35.4% |
| 1997 | 678,656 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 680,777 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 681,548 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 681,642 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 679,766 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 674,521 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 666,256 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 654,011 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 641,380 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 630,323 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 621,708 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 615,240 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 611,704 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 611,517 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 613,818 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 616,543 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 621,437 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 628,436 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 635,250 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 643,540 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 654,194 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 664,319 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 672,147 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 678,424 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 681,830 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 682,383 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 681,405 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 679,432 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 675,899 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 400,721 | 400,721 | 400,721 | 1 |
| 1980s | 478,683 | 478,683 | 478,683 | 1 |
| 1990s | 672,283 | 648,150 | 681,548 | 4 |
| 2000s | 647,655 | 611,704 | 681,642 | 10 |
| 2010s | 636,120 | 611,517 | 672,147 | 10 |
| 2020s | 679,896 | 675,899 | 682,383 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Paraguay?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Paraguay was 675,899 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 682,383 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,721 in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 91st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release