Paraguay - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Paraguay was 160,726 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 160,726 in 2020 and a minimum value of 7,272 in 2000.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 87,046
1972 136,122
1973 84,752
1975 100,374
1976 96,798
1977 93,554
1978 86,246
1979 80,633
1980 70,368
1981 61,129
1983 60,911
1984 64,798
1985 67,484
1986 75,885
1987 74,241
1988 67,218
1989 57,976
1990 48,643
1991 37,309
1992 102,401
1993 31,571
1994 67,721
1995 71,082
1996 47,522
1999 18,599
2000 7,272
2001 8,970
2002 23,140
2003 27,495
2004 31,805
2005 28,959
2006 41,918
2007 57,741
2008 71,385
2009 81,945
2010 81,468
2011 82,107
2012 86,111
2020 160,726

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation