Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Paraguay

Paraguay: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 256,631 number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
256,631 number
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
44th
of 139 countries
All-time high
292,029 number
in 2009
All-time low
210,777 number
in 2001
Years of data
13
1999–2012

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Paraguay, 1999–2012

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1999200520121999: 242.7k number2001: 210.8k number2002: 226.4k number2003: 239.1k number2004: 233.1k number2005: 236.7k number2006: 255.3k number2007: 270.9k number2008: 280.2k number2009: 292.0k number2010: 289.9k number2011: 285.8k number2012: 256.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 256,631 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2012.

That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Paraguay peaked at 292,029 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 210,777 number, in 2001.

That places Paraguay 44th out of 139 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Paraguay, 1999 to 2012.
Year number Change
1999 242,682 number
2001 210,777 number -13.1%
2002 226,441 number +7.4%
2003 239,105 number +5.6%
2004 233,121 number -2.5%
2005 236,742 number +1.6%
2006 255,258 number +7.8%
2007 270,946 number +6.1%
2008 280,170 number +3.4%
2009 292,029 number +4.2%
2010 289,923 number -0.7%
2011 285,754 number -1.4%
2012 256,631 number -10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 242,682 number 242,682 number 242,682 number 1
2000s 249,399 number 210,777 number 292,029 number 9
2010s 277,436 number 256,631 number 289,923 number 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 41 Italy 279,576 number compare
  2. 42 Uzbekistan 267,326 number
  3. 43 Ukraine 258,676 number compare
  4. 45 Ecuador 253,504 number compare
  5. 46 Argentina 238,178 number compare
  6. 47 Dominican Republic 205,006 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Paraguay?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Paraguay was 256,631 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 292,029 number in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 210,777 number in 2001.
How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Paraguay ranks 44th out of 139 countries with data for 2012.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/