School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9914 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9914 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
124th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9914 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9116 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay is 0.9914 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay peaked at 0.9914 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9116 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Paraguay 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9116 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9247 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9233 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9315 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9373 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9281 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9275 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9299 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9322 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9318 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9368 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9358 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9345 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9384 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9431 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9492 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9533 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9563 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9626 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9629 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9673 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9654 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.969 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9699 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9801 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9761 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9821 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9752 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9685 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9691 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9711 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9751 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9761 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9788 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.981 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9795 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9771 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9758 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9758 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9694 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9715 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9801 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9718 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9769 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9908 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9878 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9905 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9914 GPIA | +0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.9914 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.9914 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 GPIA, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9278 GPIA | 0.9116 GPIA | 0.9373 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9444 GPIA | 0.9345 GPIA | 0.9626 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9717 GPIA | 0.9629 GPIA | 0.9821 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.976 GPIA | 0.9691 GPIA | 0.981 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9732 GPIA | 0.9694 GPIA | 0.9801 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9875 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 0.9914 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay was 0.9914 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9914 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9116 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Paraguay ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release