School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy 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 142nd of 213 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.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.06 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.09 years | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.08 years | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.16 years | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 1.22 years | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.28 years | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 1.38 years | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 1.47 years | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 1.91 years | +30.2% |
| 1987 | 1.88 years | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.96 years | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 2.02 years | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.06 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.47 years | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 2.64 years | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 2.77 years | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 3 years | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 3.12 years | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.48 years | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 3.95 years | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 3.95 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.33 years | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 4.4 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.18 years | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 4.25 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.25 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.37 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 4.43 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.54 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.7 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.21 years | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 5.18 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.43 years | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 5.5 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 5.25 years | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 5.02 years | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 4.98 years | -0.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 4.98 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.06 years, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 4.98 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.24 years, 95% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +30.2% | 1.47 years | 1.91 years |
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
- 139 Seychelles 5.06 years compare
- 140 Egypt 5.02 years compare
- 141 Puerto Rico 5 years compare
- 143 Bangladesh 4.96 years compare
- 144 Cote d'Ivoire 4.93 years compare
- 145 Trinidad and Tobago 4.93 years compare
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, 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 142nd out of 213 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