School age population, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 817,705 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
817,705 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
91st
of 206 countries
All-time high
844,996 number
in 2006
All-time low
430,153 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay is 817,705 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 844,996 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 430,153 number, in 1970.
Paraguay ranks 91st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 430,153 number | — |
| 1971 | 438,222 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 459,499 number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 457,155 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 467,193 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 477,073 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 486,004 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 493,385 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 499,066 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 503,432 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 506,602 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 508,673 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 523,533 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 522,880 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 535,922 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 552,705 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 571,044 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 591,007 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 611,658 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 632,847 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 654,258 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 676,330 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 718,286 number | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 717,392 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 752,194 number | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 765,639 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 778,752 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 790,033 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 799,447 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 807,203 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 813,710 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 819,474 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 825,826 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 832,307 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 838,071 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 841,988 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 844,996 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 843,209 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 837,184 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 828,006 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 817,660 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 808,211 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 803,078 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 802,226 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 805,247 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 810,585 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 817,913 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 819,025 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 818,721 number | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 817,705 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 471,118 number | 430,153 number | 503,432 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 555,687 number | 506,602 number | 632,847 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 745,953 number | 654,258 number | 807,203 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 832,477 number | 813,710 number | 844,996 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 811,407 number | 802,226 number | 819,025 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 817,705 number | 817,705 number | 817,705 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Paraguay was 817,705 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 844,996 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 430,153 number in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.