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

Paraguay: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 124,538 number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
124,538 number
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
45th
of 136 countries
All-time high
153,666 number
in 2009
All-time low
106,189 number
in 2001
Years of data
13
1999–2012

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1999200520121999: 123.0k number2001: 106.2k number2002: 114.0k number2003: 122.3k number2004: 120.5k number2005: 123.1k number2006: 133.4k number2007: 141.1k number2008: 146.8k number2009: 153.7k number2010: 151.8k number2011: 151.1k number2012: 124.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2012, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Paraguay stood at 124,538 number.

That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Paraguay peaked at 153,666 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 106,189 number, in 2001.

That places Paraguay 45th out of 136 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, male (number) in Paraguay, 1999 to 2012.
Year number Change
1999 123,040 number
2001 106,189 number -13.7%
2002 113,970 number +7.3%
2003 122,273 number +7.3%
2004 120,510 number -1.4%
2005 123,131 number +2.2%
2006 133,377 number +8.3%
2007 141,118 number +5.8%
2008 146,816 number +4.0%
2009 153,666 number +4.7%
2010 151,803 number -1.2%
2011 151,116 number -0.5%
2012 124,538 number -17.6%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 124,538 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,735 number, 2.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 124,538 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,072 number, 2.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 123,040 number 123,040 number 123,040 number 1
2000s 129,006 number 106,189 number 153,666 number 9
2010s 142,486 number 124,538 number 151,803 number 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 42 Ecuador 150,719 number compare
  2. 43 Italy 146,592 number compare
  3. 44 El Salvador 142,070 number compare
  4. 46 Uzbekistan 110,663 number
  5. 47 Dominican Republic 108,530 number compare
  6. 48 Nicaragua 95,634 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 124,538 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 153,666 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 106,189 number in 2001.
How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Paraguay ranks 45th out of 136 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 9.3%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 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/