School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay

Paraguay: School age population, early childhood educational development was 136,899 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
136,899 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
48th
of 92 countries
All-time high
139,983 number
in 2001
All-time low
85,314 number
in 1972
Years of data
25
1972–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1972199520191972: 85.3k number1982: 109.6k number1992: 132.9k number1997: 137.5k number1998: 139.0k number1999: 139.5k number2000: 139.3k number2001: 140.0k number2002: 138.1k number2003: 134.8k number2004: 133.1k number2005: 131.9k number2006: 129.3k number2007: 130.3k number2008: 133.3k number2009: 134.1k number2011: 137.3k number2012: 136.7k number2013: 134.3k number2014: 134.2k number2015: 134.3k number2016: 133.3k number2017: 134.2k number2018: 136.2k number2019: 136.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay is 136,899 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay peaked at 139,983 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 85,314 number, in 1972.

That places Paraguay 48th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female (number) in Paraguay, 1972 to 2019.
Year number Change
1972 85,314 number
1982 109,628 number +28.5%
1992 132,870 number +21.2%
1997 137,521 number +3.5%
1998 139,036 number +1.1%
1999 139,519 number +0.3%
2000 139,341 number -0.1%
2001 139,983 number +0.5%
2002 138,098 number -1.3%
2003 134,835 number -2.4%
2004 133,136 number -1.3%
2005 131,938 number -0.9%
2006 129,279 number -2.0%
2007 130,287 number +0.8%
2008 133,315 number +2.3%
2009 134,123 number +0.6%
2011 137,284 number +2.4%
2012 136,664 number -0.5%
2013 134,283 number -1.7%
2014 134,164 number -0.1%
2015 134,276 number +0.1%
2016 133,320 number -0.7%
2017 134,215 number +0.7%
2018 136,224 number +1.5%
2019 136,899 number +0.5%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 136,899 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135,914 number, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 136,899 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 136,899 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% 85,314 number 109,628 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 85,314 number 85,314 number 85,314 number 1
1980s 109,628 number 109,628 number 109,628 number 1
1990s 137,236 number 132,870 number 139,519 number 4
2000s 134,434 number 129,279 number 139,983 number 10
2010s 135,259 number 133,320 number 137,284 number 9

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 45 Panama 152,026 number compare
  2. 46 Kyrgyzstan 149,774 number compare
  3. 47 Azerbaijan 140,626 number compare
  4. 49 Costa Rica 136,532 number compare
  5. 50 Turkmenistan 134,929 number compare
  6. 51 Austria 130,991 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 136,899 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 139,983 number in 2001.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 85,314 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 2.1%. 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, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/