School life expectancy, secondary, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Paraguay is 4.98 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Paraguay peaked at 5.5 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.06 years, in 1970.
Paraguay ranks 139th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.22 years | 1.06 years | 1.47 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.91 years | 1.88 years | 1.96 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.83 years | 2.02 years | 3.95 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.27 years | 3.95 years | 4.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.91 years | 4.54 years | 5.21 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.24 years | 4.98 years | 5.5 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 136 Seychelles 5.06 years compare
- 137 Egypt 5.02 years compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 5 years compare
- 140 Bangladesh 4.96 years compare
- 141 Côte d'Ivoire 4.93 years compare
- 142 Trinidad and Tobago 4.93 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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Paraguay was 4.98 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 years in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Paraguay ranks 139th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release