School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational 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.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 163,018 | — |
| 1982 | 203,766 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 265,664 | +30.4% |
| 1997 | 273,765 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 274,148 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 273,980 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 273,081 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 271,184 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 267,191 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 261,662 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 255,659 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 251,027 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 249,144 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 248,381 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 246,921 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 245,859 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 247,022 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 249,879 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 251,121 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 252,521 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 256,442 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 260,304 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 264,768 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 269,976 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 273,240 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 274,334 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 274,343 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 273,953 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 272,985 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 272,032 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 270,822 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 269,039 | -0.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 269,039 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 275,788, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 269,039 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 208,407, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +30.4% | 203,766 | 265,664 |
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
- 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 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