School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.37 GPI in 2010. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Paraguay, 1970–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.37 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Paraguay peaked at 1.44 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7316 GPI, in 1970.
That places Paraguay 58th out of 177 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7316 GPI | — |
| 1993 | 0.8531 GPI | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 1.24 GPI | +45.7% |
| 1999 | 1.39 GPI | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 1.38 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.39 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.42 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.39 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.33 GPI | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.14 GPI | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 1.37 GPI | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 1.37 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.44 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.37 GPI | -5.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.37 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.37 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7316 GPI | 0.7316 GPI | 0.7316 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.16 GPI | 0.8531 GPI | 1.39 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.36 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 1.44 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.37 GPI | 1.37 GPI | 1.37 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.67 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Paraguay was 1.37 GPI in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7316 GPI in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Paraguay ranks 58th out of 177 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.