Lesotho vs Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Lesotho
12.13 years
in 2017
Paraguay
12.19 years
in 2010
Lesotho rank
118th
Paraguay rank
115th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Lesotho
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 12.19 years against 12.13 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 118th and Paraguay ranks 115th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 7.01 years 7.22 years 0.2094 years Paraguay
1980s 8.64 years 8.45 years 0.1939 years Lesotho
1990s 8.64 years 9.91 years 1.27 years Paraguay
2000s 10.03 years 12.07 years 2.04 years Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Lesotho or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 12.19 years against 12.13 years in Lesotho as of 2010.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Lesotho and Paraguay?
0.06 years, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Paraguay?
25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2005.
How do Lesotho and Paraguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 118th and Paraguay ranks 115th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.