Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Paraguay
Paraguay: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 2.42 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Paraguay, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 2.42 for womens educational attainment vs fertility in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Paraguay peaked at 6.51 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 2.42, in 2023.
That places Paraguay 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 | 6.49 | 6.51 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.28 | 5.84 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.29 | 5.04 | 5.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.97 | 4.68 | 5.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.14 | 3.67 | 4.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.05 | 2.76 | 3.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 | 2.52 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 | 2.42 | 2.5 | 4 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- 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 34,694 (2012)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.42 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Paraguay?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Paraguay was 2.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.51 in 1957.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Paraguay ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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