Belize vs Paraguay: Average years of schooling
Belize
8.85 years
in 2020
Paraguay
8.86 years
in 2020
Belize rank
90th
Paraguay rank
89th
Average years of schooling over time
- Belize
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 8.86 years against 8.85 years in Belize, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 90th and Paraguay ranks 89th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.32 years | 3.79 years | 3.53 years | Belize |
| 1960s | 7.65 years | 4.19 years | 3.46 years | Belize |
| 1970s | 7.85 years | 4.82 years | 3.03 years | Belize |
| 1980s | 7.8 years | 5.58 years | 2.22 years | Belize |
| 1990s | 9.08 years | 6.27 years | 2.81 years | Belize |
| 2000s | 10.42 years | 7.11 years | 3.31 years | Belize |
| 2010s | 10.88 years | 7.92 years | 2.96 years | Belize |
| 2020s | 8.85 years | 8.86 years | 0.0142 years | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Belize or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 8.86 years against 8.85 years in Belize as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Belize and Paraguay?
- 0.01 years, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Paraguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Belize and Paraguay rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Belize ranks 90th and Paraguay ranks 89th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.