School age population, tertiary education, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, tertiary education, female was 330,436 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Paraguay, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 330,436 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Paraguay peaked at 330,436 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 109,458 number, in 1970.
Paraguay ranks 89th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 109,458 number | — |
| 1971 | 114,859 number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 127,307 number | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 125,295 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 129,545 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 133,205 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 137,054 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 140,109 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 142,937 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 146,062 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 149,597 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 154,118 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 164,656 number | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 163,652 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 168,391 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 173,170 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 178,526 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 183,715 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 188,123 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 191,495 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 193,999 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 195,293 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 199,904 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 198,726 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 208,529 number | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 214,824 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 221,938 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 229,707 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 237,939 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 246,751 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 256,198 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 265,054 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 274,017 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 282,597 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 290,462 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 297,355 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 303,339 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 308,063 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 311,894 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 315,206 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 318,159 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 320,091 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 322,293 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 324,847 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 327,532 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 330,436 number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 130,583 number | 109,458 number | 146,062 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 171,544 number | 149,597 number | 191,495 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 214,761 number | 193,999 number | 246,751 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 290,418 number | 256,198 number | 315,206 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 323,893 number | 318,159 number | 330,436 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 86 Papua New Guinea 354,537 number compare
- 87 Cuba 347,527 number compare
- 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 347,303 number compare
- 90 Sierra Leone 329,195 number compare
- 91 El Salvador 329,118 number compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 327,625 number compare
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Paraguay?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Paraguay was 330,436 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 330,436 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,458 number in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Paraguay ranks 89th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.