School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 406,860 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
406,860
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
99th
of 222 countries
All-time high
409,398
in 2022
All-time low
232,081
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Paraguay, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 406,860 for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 409,398 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 232,081, 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 232,081 | — |
| 1971 | 234,648 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 237,703 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 236,827 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 237,527 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 238,973 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 240,832 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 243,015 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 245,769 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 249,630 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 254,277 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 259,750 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 274,917 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 274,315 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 284,330 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 296,030 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 309,999 | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 323,545 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 335,951 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 346,644 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 356,523 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 365,896 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 382,486 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 381,865 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 394,027 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 398,319 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 402,145 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 404,891 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 406,629 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 407,568 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 408,561 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 408,582 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 407,330 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 404,594 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 398,352 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 390,353 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 381,179 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 373,327 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 368,319 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 365,845 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 364,495 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 363,939 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 365,422 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 368,916 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 371,994 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 374,946 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 378,772 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 384,218 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 391,079 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 397,813 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 404,081 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 407,877 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 409,398 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 409,373 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 408,610 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 406,860 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 239,700 | 232,081 | 249,630 | 10 |
| 1980s | 295,976 | 254,277 | 346,644 | 10 |
| 1990s | 390,035 | 356,523 | 407,568 | 10 |
| 2000s | 390,644 | 365,845 | 408,582 | 10 |
| 2010s | 376,159 | 363,939 | 397,813 | 10 |
| 2020s | 407,700 | 404,081 | 409,398 | 6 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Paraguay?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Paraguay was 406,860 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 409,398 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,081 in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 99th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release