School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 69,512 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69,512
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
99th
of 222 countries
All-time high
69,792
in 2024
All-time low
38,668
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 69,512, 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 69,792 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38,668, in 1970.
Paraguay ranks 99th of 222 countries on this measure, 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 | 38,668 | — |
| 1971 | 39,384 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 40,077 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 39,996 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 39,983 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 40,080 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 40,330 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 40,691 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 41,035 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 41,454 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 42,122 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 43,037 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 45,056 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 44,978 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 46,473 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 47,961 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 50,096 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 52,454 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 55,100 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 57,030 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 58,827 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 60,629 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 63,760 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 63,682 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 66,245 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 67,075 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 67,645 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 68,522 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 69,104 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 69,093 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 69,431 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 69,586 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 69,565 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 69,351 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 68,657 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 67,721 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 66,122 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 64,525 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 62,955 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 62,076 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 62,004 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 61,893 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 61,679 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 61,837 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 62,706 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 63,485 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 63,427 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 64,229 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 65,443 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 66,215 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 67,743 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 68,975 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 69,582 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 69,722 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 69,792 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 69,512 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40,170 | 38,668 | 41,454 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,431 | 42,122 | 57,030 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,458 | 58,827 | 69,104 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,999 | 62,076 | 69,586 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,292 | 61,679 | 66,215 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,221 | 67,743 | 69,792 | 6 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 344,542 (2024)
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 69,512 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 69,792 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,668 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release