School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.4 years in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Paraguay, 1970–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Paraguay is 14.4 years, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 14.4 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.57 years, in 1974.
That places Paraguay 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.71 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.6 years | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 7.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 7.71 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 7.57 years | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 7.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 8.71 years | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 8.88 years | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 9.02 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 9.16 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 9.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 9.12 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 9.01 years | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 8.98 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 9.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 9.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 9.23 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 10.06 years | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 10.4 years | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 10.73 years | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 11.95 years | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 12.12 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 12.56 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 13.06 years | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 12.49 years | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 12.74 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 12.6 years | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 12.55 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.85 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 13.27 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 13.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.4 years | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.64 years | 7.57 years | 7.71 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 9.02 years | 8.71 years | 9.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.48 years | 9.23 years | 11.95 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.69 years | 12.12 years | 13.27 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.84 years | 13.28 years | 14.4 years | 2 |
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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, both sexes in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Paraguay was 14.4 years in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.57 years in 1974.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release