School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.1 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Paraguay, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Paraguay stood at 8.1 years.
The figure is down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Paraguay peaked at 9.85 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.1 years, in 2023.
That places Paraguay 156th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.12 years | — |
| 1998 | 9.6 years | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 9.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 9.79 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.85 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.76 years | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 9.45 years | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 9.45 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.38 years | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 9.29 years | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 9.25 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.23 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.32 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.31 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.66 years | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 8.85 years | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 8.34 years | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 8.15 years | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 8.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.1 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 8.1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.46 years | 9.12 years | 9.68 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.5 years | 9.23 years | 9.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.28 years | 8.85 years | 9.66 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.17 years | 8.1 years | 8.34 years | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Paraguay was 8.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.85 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 years in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Paraguay ranks 156th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release