School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 412,484 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
412,484 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
95th
of 206 countries
All-time high
426,533 number
in 2003
All-time low
240,816 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Paraguay, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 412,484 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 426,533 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 240,816 number, in 1970.
That places Paraguay 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 240,816 number | — |
| 1971 | 245,009 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 254,209 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 253,628 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 257,241 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 259,802 number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 260,881 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 260,943 number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 261,387 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 263,905 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 270,395 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 278,643 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 301,705 number | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 301,606 number | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 313,605 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 323,565 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 334,729 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 345,919 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 356,675 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 366,549 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 375,056 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 383,051 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 395,855 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 395,151 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 404,798 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 408,588 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 411,699 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 413,958 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 415,754 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 418,342 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 420,123 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 422,808 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 425,296 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 426,533 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 423,316 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 419,602 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 413,830 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 406,727 number | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 400,336 number | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 400,206 number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 400,506 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 403,895 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 409,099 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 414,284 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 414,014 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 414,164 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 413,361 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 411,900 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 410,663 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 412,484 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 255,782 number | 240,816 number | 263,905 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 319,339 number | 270,395 number | 366,549 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 402,225 number | 375,056 number | 418,342 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 415,878 number | 400,206 number | 426,533 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 410,437 number | 400,506 number | 414,284 number | 10 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (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 412,484 number in 2019, 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 426,533 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,816 number in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.