School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 404,759 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
404,759 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
96th
of 205 countries
All-time high
420,628 number
in 2010
All-time low
187,675 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 404,759 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 420,628 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 187,675 number, in 1970.
That places Paraguay 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 187,675 number | — |
| 1971 | 190,888 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 201,076 number | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 198,807 number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 203,691 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 208,914 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 213,846 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 218,405 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 223,071 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 228,314 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 234,582 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 240,120 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 247,604 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 246,495 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 247,356 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 247,922 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 249,524 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 253,285 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 259,856 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 268,360 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 277,635 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 287,113 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 308,722 number | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 307,998 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 331,591 number | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 343,052 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 353,707 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 362,890 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 370,905 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 378,356 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 385,462 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 391,293 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 396,468 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 400,835 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 404,076 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 406,306 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 409,193 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 412,154 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 415,027 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 418,002 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 420,628 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 420,074 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 416,949 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 412,074 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 406,230 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 400,591 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 397,245 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 399,214 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 402,049 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 404,759 number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 207,469 number | 187,675 number | 228,314 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 249,510 number | 234,582 number | 268,360 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 332,197 number | 277,635 number | 378,356 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 403,882 number | 385,462 number | 418,002 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 408,339 number | 397,245 number | 420,628 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 404,759 number | 404,759 number | 404,759 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 93 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 463,365 number compare
- 94 Czechia 444,237 number compare
- 95 Israel 423,343 number compare
- 97 Mauritania 401,580 number compare
- 98 Papua New Guinea 390,635 number compare
- 99 Hungary 389,475 number compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.65 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,695 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,999 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 130,070 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.46 % change on previous year (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 95,141 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.52 % change on previous year (2010)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay was 404,759 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 420,628 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 187,675 number in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.