School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.06 GPIA in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Paraguay, 1970–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.06 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2011. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Paraguay peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9183 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Paraguay 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9183 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.9837 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9183 GPIA | 0.9183 GPIA | 0.9183 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 0.9837 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Paraguay was 1.06 GPIA in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9183 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Paraguay ranks 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release