School age population, one year before than official … female than in Paraguay

Paraguay: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 67,109 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
67,109 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
96th
of 202 countries
All-time high
69,506 number
in 2004
All-time low
38,651 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Paraguay, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Paraguay stood at 67,109 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Paraguay peaked at 69,506 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 38,651 number, in 1970.

That places Paraguay 96th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Paraguay, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 38,651 number —
1971 39,325 number +1.7%
1972 40,877 number +3.9%
1973 40,760 number -0.3%
1974 41,434 number +1.7%
1975 42,015 number +1.4%
1976 42,327 number +0.7%
1977 42,363 number +0.1%
1978 42,346 number -0.0%
1979 42,504 number +0.4%
1980 43,109 number +1.4%
1981 44,070 number +2.2%
1982 47,196 number +7.1%
1983 47,296 number +0.2%
1984 49,213 number +4.1%
1985 51,025 number +3.7%
1986 52,808 number +3.5%
1987 54,631 number +3.5%
1988 56,429 number +3.3%
1989 58,142 number +3.0%
1990 59,709 number +2.7%
1991 61,208 number +2.5%
1992 63,667 number +4.0%
1993 63,537 number -0.2%
1994 65,329 number +2.8%
1995 66,037 number +1.1%
1996 66,664 number +0.9%
1997 67,121 number +0.7%
1998 67,462 number +0.5%
1999 67,769 number +0.5%
2000 68,124 number +0.5%
2001 68,572 number +0.7%
2002 69,061 number +0.7%
2003 69,442 number +0.6%
2004 69,506 number +0.1%
2005 69,043 number -0.7%
2006 68,329 number -1.0%
2007 67,256 number -1.6%
2008 66,101 number -1.7%
2009 65,237 number -1.3%
2010 65,073 number -0.3%
2011 65,260 number +0.3%
2012 65,871 number +0.9%
2013 66,676 number +1.2%
2014 67,334 number +1.0%
2015 67,446 number +0.2%
2016 67,428 number -0.0%
2017 67,245 number -0.3%
2018 67,010 number -0.3%
2019 66,897 number -0.2%
2020 67,109 number +0.3%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 67,109 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 67,109 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 41,260 number 38,651 number 42,504 number 10
1980s 50,392 number 43,109 number 58,142 number 10
1990s 64,850 number 59,709 number 67,769 number 10
2000s 68,067 number 65,237 number 69,506 number 10
2010s 66,624 number 65,073 number 67,446 number 10
2020s 67,109 number 67,109 number 67,109 number 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 93 Central African Republic 70,284 number compare
  2. 94 Turkmenistan 69,411 number compare
  3. 95 Liberia 67,799 number compare
  4. 97 Palestine 65,969 number compare
  5. 98 Nicaragua 64,819 number compare
  6. 99 Libya 64,666 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Paraguay?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Paraguay was 67,109 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 69,506 number in 2004.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 38,651 number in 1970.
How does Paraguay rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Paraguay ranks 96th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/