School life expectancy, primary, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.54 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Paraguay, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in Paraguay stood at 5.54 years. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Paraguay peaked at 7.62 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.54 years, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 133rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.48 years | 6.25 years | 6.75 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.88 years | 6.8 years | 6.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.23 years | 6.94 years | 7.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1 years | 6.77 years | 7.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.66 years | 6.15 years | 6.97 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.62 years | 5.54 years | 5.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34,694 (2012)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Paraguay was 5.54 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.62 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.54 years in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Paraguay ranks 133rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release