School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 799,274 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
799,274 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
96th
of 205 countries
All-time high
831,240 number
in 2012
All-time low
355,685 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay stood at 799,274 number.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 831,240 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 355,685 number, in 1970.
That places Paraguay 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, 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, secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 355,685 number | — |
| 1971 | 363,429 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 383,276 number | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 378,431 number | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 386,811 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 395,896 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 405,752 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 415,169 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 424,529 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 434,465 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 445,842 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 457,112 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 478,780 number | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 476,319 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 483,349 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 488,493 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 492,325 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 497,112 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 504,569 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 515,075 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 528,343 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 544,315 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 584,520 number | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 582,752 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 627,030 number | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 649,422 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 671,522 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 692,420 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 711,941 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 730,138 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 746,702 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 760,142 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 772,867 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 784,587 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 794,151 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 801,115 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 807,632 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 812,865 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 817,507 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 822,757 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 828,728 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 830,935 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 831,240 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 829,191 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 823,923 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 815,448 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 800,527 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 796,951 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 796,500 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 799,274 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 394,344 number | 355,685 number | 434,465 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 483,898 number | 445,842 number | 515,075 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 632,240 number | 528,343 number | 730,138 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 792,032 number | 746,702 number | 822,757 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 817,049 number | 796,500 number | 831,240 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 799,274 number | 799,274 number | 799,274 number | 1 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.65 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,695 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,999 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 130,070 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.46 % change on previous year (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 95,141 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.52 % change on previous year (2010)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay was 799,274 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 831,240 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 355,685 number in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.