School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Paraguay, 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Paraguay is 1.02 GPI, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Paraguay peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9274 GPI, in 1970.
Paraguay ranks 51st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9274 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9375 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9378 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9437 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9449 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9443 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9453 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9493 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9606 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9629 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9657 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9853 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9835 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9901 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9933 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9911 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9992 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9982 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9925 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9922 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9899 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9892 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9883 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9927 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.997 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9413 GPI | 0.9274 GPI | 0.9493 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9686 GPI | 0.9606 GPI | 0.9853 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9952 GPI | 0.9835 GPI | 1 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9962 GPI | 0.9883 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.65 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,695 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,999 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 130,070 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.46 % change on previous year (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 95,141 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.52 % change on previous year (2010)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Paraguay was 1.02 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9274 GPI in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Paraguay ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.