Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Paraguay
Paraguay: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 2.42 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Paraguay, 1950β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 2.42 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Paraguay peaked at 6.51 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 2.42, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 81st of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 | 6.49 | 6.51 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.28 | 5.84 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.29 | 5.04 | 5.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.97 | 4.68 | 5.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.14 | 3.67 | 4.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.05 | 2.76 | 3.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 | 2.52 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 | 2.42 | 2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 78 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.52 compare
- 79 Oman 2.51 compare
- 80 Honduras 2.48 compare
- 82 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.4 compare
- 83 Guyana 2.4 compare
- 84 Northern Mariana Islands 2.32 compare
More education data for Paraguay
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Paraguay?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Paraguay was 2.42 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.51 in 1957.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Paraguay ranks 81st out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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