School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.19 years in 2010. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Paraguay, 1970–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2010, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Paraguay stood at 12.19 years.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 12.57 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.15 years, in 1970.
That places Paraguay 115th out of 183 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.15 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 7.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 7.32 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 7.22 years | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 7.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 8.22 years | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 8.39 years | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 8.51 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 8.64 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 8.63 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 8.53 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 8.39 years | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 8.34 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 8.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 8.58 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 9.44 years | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 9.85 years | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 10.19 years | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 11.47 years | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 11.69 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 12.11 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 12.57 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 12.01 years | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 12.17 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.99 years | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 11.77 years | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.97 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 12.25 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.19 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.22 years | 7.15 years | 7.32 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 8.45 years | 8.22 years | 8.64 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.91 years | 8.58 years | 11.47 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.06 years | 11.69 years | 12.57 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.19 years | 12.19 years | 12.19 years | 1 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (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 12.19 years in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.57 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.15 years in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 115th out of 183 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.