School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.47 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 10.47 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Paraguay peaked at 12.04 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.02 years, in 1975.
Paraguay ranks 149th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 and secondary, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.21 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.13 years | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 7.13 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 7.1 years | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 7.02 years | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 7.19 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 7.38 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 7.6 years | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 8.37 years | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 8.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 8.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 8.6 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 8.7 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 8.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 9.47 years | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 9.72 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 9.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 10.23 years | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 10.16 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 10.91 years | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 11.2 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 11.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 11.54 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 11.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.08 years | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 11.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 11.08 years | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 11 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.13 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 12.04 years | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 11.16 years | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 10.96 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 11.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 10.84 years | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.55 years | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 10.47 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.22 years | 7.02 years | 7.6 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.45 years | 8.37 years | 8.6 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.88 years | 8.7 years | 11.2 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.19 years | 11 years | 11.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.39 years | 11.13 years | 12.04 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.78 years | 10.47 years | 11.07 years | 5 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Paraguay was 10.47 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.04 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.02 years in 1975.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Paraguay ranks 149th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release