School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 66,432 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
66,432
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
99th
of 222 countries
All-time high
66,717
in 2024
All-time low
37,220
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Paraguay, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Paraguay is 66,432, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Paraguay peaked at 66,717 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,220, in 1970.
That places Paraguay 99th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37,220 | — |
| 1971 | 37,900 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 38,655 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 38,519 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 38,579 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 38,721 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 38,944 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 39,289 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 39,611 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 40,004 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 40,648 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 41,541 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 43,442 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 43,370 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 44,806 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 46,222 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 48,258 | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 50,526 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 53,048 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 54,871 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 56,558 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 58,206 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 61,157 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 61,074 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 63,469 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 64,231 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 64,714 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 65,488 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 66,030 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 66,016 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 66,312 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 66,439 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 66,397 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 66,175 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 65,539 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 64,659 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 63,125 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 61,604 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 60,159 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 59,310 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 59,257 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 59,175 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 58,974 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 59,132 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 59,961 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 60,690 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 60,632 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 61,397 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 62,565 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 63,298 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 64,754 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 65,913 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 66,494 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 66,638 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 66,717 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 66,432 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,744 | 37,220 | 40,004 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,673 | 40,648 | 54,871 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,694 | 56,558 | 66,030 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,972 | 59,310 | 66,439 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,508 | 58,974 | 63,298 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,158 | 64,754 | 66,717 | 6 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 344,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0497 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365,667 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0528 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.5148 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Paraguay?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Paraguay was 66,432 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 66,717 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,220 in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Paraguay ranks 99th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release