Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 10.63 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Paraguay, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2040, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Paraguay stood at 10.63 years. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Paraguay peaked at 10.63 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 5.37 years, in 1980.
Paraguay ranks 82nd of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.67 years | 5.37 years | 5.96 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.42 years | 6.4 years | 6.43 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.29 years | 6.55 years | 8.03 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.2 years | 7.99 years | 8.4 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.05 years | 8.83 years | 9.27 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 9.96 years | 9.74 years | 10.18 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 10.63 years | 10.63 years | 10.63 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 34,694 (2012)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.42 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Paraguay?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Paraguay was 10.63 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.63 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.37 years in 1980.
- How does Paraguay rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Paraguay ranks 82nd out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.