School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay

Paraguay: School age population, early childhood educational development was 280,305 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
280,305 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
48th
of 92 countries
All-time high
286,003 number
in 2001
All-time low
174,305 number
in 1972
Years of data
25
1972–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay, 1972–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1972199520191972: 174.3k number1982: 224.1k number1992: 271.4k number1997: 281.1k number1998: 284.1k number1999: 285.1k number2000: 284.7k number2001: 286.0k number2002: 282.2k number2003: 275.5k number2004: 272.1k number2005: 269.7k number2006: 264.3k number2007: 266.4k number2008: 272.6k number2009: 274.3k number2011: 280.9k number2012: 279.7k number2013: 274.8k number2014: 274.6k number2015: 274.8k number2016: 273.0k number2017: 274.9k number2018: 278.9k number2019: 280.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 280,305 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay peaked at 286,003 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 174,305 number, in 1972.

Paraguay ranks 48th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Paraguay, 1972 to 2019.
Year number Change
1972 174,305 number
1982 224,069 number +28.5%
1992 271,415 number +21.1%
1997 281,052 number +3.6%
1998 284,113 number +1.1%
1999 285,100 number +0.3%
2000 284,732 number -0.1%
2001 286,003 number +0.4%
2002 282,152 number -1.3%
2003 275,522 number -2.3%
2004 272,076 number -1.3%
2005 269,677 number -0.9%
2006 264,263 number -2.0%
2007 266,350 number +0.8%
2008 272,569 number +2.3%
2009 274,260 number +0.6%
2011 280,871 number +2.4%
2012 279,656 number -0.4%
2013 274,787 number -1.7%
2014 274,565 number -0.1%
2015 274,794 number +0.1%
2016 273,046 number -0.6%
2017 274,891 number +0.7%
2018 278,916 number +1.5%
2019 280,305 number +0.5%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 280,305 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 277,162 number, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 280,305 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 280,305 number, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1982 +28.5% 174,305 number 224,069 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 174,305 number 174,305 number 174,305 number 1
1980s 224,069 number 224,069 number 224,069 number 1
1990s 280,420 number 271,415 number 285,100 number 4
2000s 274,760 number 264,263 number 286,003 number 10
2010s 276,870 number 273,046 number 280,871 number 9

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 45 Panama 311,081 number compare
  2. 46 Kyrgyzstan 307,734 number compare
  3. 47 Azerbaijan 300,185 number compare
  4. 49 Costa Rica 279,650 number compare
  5. 50 Turkmenistan 274,019 number compare
  6. 51 Austria 269,277 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay was 280,305 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 286,003 number in 2001.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 174,305 number in 1972.
How does Paraguay rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Paraguay ranks 48th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/