Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Paraguay
Paraguay: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 7.24 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Paraguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 7.24 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Paraguay peaked at 7.24 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.11, in 1960.
That places Paraguay 91st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.11 | — |
| 1965 | 3.37 | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 3.74 | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 4.09 | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 4.64 | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 5.26 | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 5.73 | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 6.11 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 5.87 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 6.86 | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 7.24 | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.24 | 3.11 | 3.37 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.92 | 3.74 | 4.09 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.95 | 4.64 | 5.26 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.92 | 5.73 | 6.11 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.37 | 5.87 | 6.86 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.24 | 7.24 | 7.24 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Paraguay?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Paraguay was 7.24 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.24 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 in 1960.
- How does Paraguay rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- Paraguay ranks 91st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.