School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 394,515 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
394,515 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
90th
of 205 countries
All-time high
417,693 number
in 2014
All-time low
168,010 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 394,515 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 417,693 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 168,010 number, in 1970.
Paraguay ranks 90th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 168,010 number | — |
| 1971 | 172,541 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 182,200 number | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 179,624 number | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 183,120 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 186,982 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 191,906 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 196,764 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 201,458 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 206,151 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 211,260 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 216,992 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 231,176 number | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 229,824 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 235,993 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 240,571 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 242,801 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 243,827 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 244,713 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 246,715 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 250,708 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 257,202 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 275,798 number | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 274,754 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 295,439 number | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 306,370 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 317,815 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 329,530 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 341,036 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 351,782 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 361,240 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 368,849 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 376,399 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 383,752 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 390,075 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 394,809 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 398,439 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 400,711 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 402,480 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 404,755 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 408,100 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 410,861 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 414,291 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 417,117 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 417,693 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 414,857 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 409,599 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 403,282 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 397,737 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 394,451 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 394,515 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 186,876 number | 168,010 number | 206,151 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 234,387 number | 211,260 number | 246,715 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 300,043 number | 250,708 number | 351,782 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 388,151 number | 361,240 number | 404,755 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 408,799 number | 394,451 number | 417,693 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 394,515 number | 394,515 number | 394,515 number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay was 394,515 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 417,693 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,010 number in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.