School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, early childhood educational development was 137,613 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay, 1972β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay stood at 137,613.
That represents a change of down 0.6% 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 140,293 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82,977, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 51st of 102 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 | 82,977 | 82,977 | 82,977 | 1 |
| 1980s | 103,819 | 103,819 | 103,819 | 1 |
| 1990s | 139,076 | 135,758 | 140,277 | 4 |
| 2000s | 131,481 | 125,718 | 139,745 | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,935 | 126,306 | 140,293 | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,201 | 137,613 | 140,285 | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay was 137,613 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 140,293 in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,977 in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Paraguay ranks 51st out of 102 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release