School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.87 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
144th
of 214 countries
All-time high
5.24 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.06 years
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 4.87 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 5.24 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.06 years, in 1970.
Paraguay ranks 144th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.06 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.07 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.07 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.15 years | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 1.19 years | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 1.22 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.28 years | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 1.39 years | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 1.48 years | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 1.57 years | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 1.65 years | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.73 years | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 1.82 years | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.91 years | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.97 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.96 years | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.93 years | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.9 years | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.98 years | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 2 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.15 years | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 2.4 years | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 2.57 years | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 2.67 years | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 2.91 years | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 3.03 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 3.39 years | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 3.87 years | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 3.86 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.27 years | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 4.35 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.14 years | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 4.2 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.16 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.26 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.31 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.41 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.57 years | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 5.04 years | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 5.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.24 years | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 5.21 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.06 years | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.9 years | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 4.87 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.25 years | 1.06 years | 1.57 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 years | 1.65 years | 1.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7 years | 1.98 years | 3.87 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.19 years | 3.86 years | 4.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 years | 4.41 years | 5.04 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.06 years | 4.87 years | 5.24 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 141 Puerto Rico 4.91 years compare
- 142 Kenya 4.9 years compare
- 143 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.89 years compare
- 145 Maldives 4.83 years compare
- 146 San Marino 4.82 years compare
- 147 Malaysia 4.79 years compare
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Paraguay was 4.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 years in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 144th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release