School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, early childhood educational development was 269,039 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay, 1972–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay is 269,039, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay peaked at 274,343 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 163,018, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 51st of 104 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 163,018 | 163,018 | 163,018 | 1 |
| 1980s | 203,766 | 203,766 | 203,766 | 1 |
| 1990s | 271,889 | 265,664 | 274,148 | 4 |
| 2000s | 257,011 | 245,859 | 273,081 | 10 |
| 2010s | 259,961 | 247,022 | 274,334 | 10 |
| 2020s | 272,196 | 269,039 | 274,343 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay was 269,039 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 274,343 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,018 in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Paraguay ranks 51st out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release