School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
73rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9244 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
40
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Paraguay stood at 1.02 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Paraguay peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9244 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Paraguay 73rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9244 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9404 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9371 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9445 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9402 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9395 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9396 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9421 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9571 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9603 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9631 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9821 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9802 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9872 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9918 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9903 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9995 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9992 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9935 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9944 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9918 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9919 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9917 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.996 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9385 GPIA | 0.9244 GPIA | 0.9445 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9656 GPIA | 0.9571 GPIA | 0.9821 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9948 GPIA | 0.9802 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.998 GPIA | 0.9917 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Paraguay was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9244 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Paraguay ranks 73rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release