School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender 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 … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender 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% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.06 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.06 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 GPIA, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release