School age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay

Paraguay: School age population, early childhood educational development was 143,406 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
143,406 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
48th
of 92 countries
All-time high
146,020 number
in 2001
All-time low
88,991 number
in 1972
Years of data
25
1972–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1972199520191972: 89.0k number1982: 114.4k number1992: 138.5k number1997: 143.5k number1998: 145.1k number1999: 145.6k number2000: 145.4k number2001: 146.0k number2002: 144.1k number2003: 140.7k number2004: 138.9k number2005: 137.7k number2006: 135.0k number2007: 136.1k number2008: 139.3k number2009: 140.1k number2011: 143.6k number2012: 143.0k number2013: 140.5k number2014: 140.4k number2015: 140.5k number2016: 139.7k number2017: 140.7k number2018: 142.7k number2019: 143.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay stood at 143,406 number.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Paraguay peaked at 146,020 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 88,991 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, male (number) in Paraguay, 1972 to 2019.
Year number Change
1972 88,991 number
1982 114,441 number +28.6%
1992 138,545 number +21.1%
1997 143,531 number +3.6%
1998 145,077 number +1.1%
1999 145,581 number +0.3%
2000 145,391 number -0.1%
2001 146,020 number +0.4%
2002 144,054 number -1.3%
2003 140,687 number -2.3%
2004 138,940 number -1.2%
2005 137,739 number -0.9%
2006 134,984 number -2.0%
2007 136,063 number +0.8%
2008 139,254 number +2.3%
2009 140,137 number +0.6%
2011 143,587 number +2.5%
2012 142,992 number -0.4%
2013 140,504 number -1.7%
2014 140,401 number -0.1%
2015 140,518 number +0.1%
2016 139,726 number -0.6%
2017 140,676 number +0.7%
2018 142,692 number +1.4%
2019 143,406 number +0.5%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 143,406 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141,248 number, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 143,406 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 143,406 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 +28.6% 88,991 number 114,441 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 88,991 number 88,991 number 88,991 number 1
1980s 114,441 number 114,441 number 114,441 number 1
1990s 143,184 number 138,545 number 145,581 number 4
2000s 140,327 number 134,984 number 146,020 number 10
2010s 141,611 number 139,726 number 143,587 number 9

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 45 Azerbaijan 159,559 number compare
  2. 46 Panama 159,055 number compare
  3. 47 Kyrgyzstan 157,960 number compare
  4. 49 Costa Rica 143,118 number compare
  5. 50 Turkmenistan 139,090 number compare
  6. 51 Austria 138,286 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 143,406 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 146,020 number in 2001.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 88,991 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 2.3%. 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, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Male 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/