Belize vs Paraguay: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Belize

8.76 years

in 2023

Paraguay

8.93 years

in 2023

Belize rank

117th

Paraguay rank

115th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Paraguay currently reports 8.93 years against 8.76 years in Belize, a difference of 0.1684 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.

Belize ranks 117th and Paraguay ranks 115th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.