School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.3 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
159th
of 208 countries
All-time high
11.84 years
in 2012
All-time low
7.47 years
in 1975
Years of data
40
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Paraguay stood at 10.3 years.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Paraguay peaked at 11.84 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.47 years, in 1975.
Paraguay ranks 159th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.8 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.58 years | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 7.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 7.51 years | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 7.47 years | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 7.65 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 7.85 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 8.07 years | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 8.75 years | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 8.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 8.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.76 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 8.88 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 8.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 9.55 years | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 9.81 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 9.68 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 10.23 years | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 10.1 years | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 10.92 years | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 11.27 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 11.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.64 years | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 11.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.17 years | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 11.18 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 11.05 years | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 10.98 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.98 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.97 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.84 years | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 11.04 years | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 10.72 years | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 10.55 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 10.54 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 10.37 years | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 10.3 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.69 years | 7.47 years | 8.07 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.75 years | 8.73 years | 8.78 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.93 years | 8.88 years | 11.27 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.22 years | 10.97 years | 11.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.29 years | 11.04 years | 11.84 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.5 years | 10.3 years | 10.72 years | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Paraguay was 10.3 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.84 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.47 years in 1975.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Paraguay ranks 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release