Average years of schooling in Paraguay
Paraguay: Average years of schooling was 8.86 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling in Paraguay, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling in Paraguay is 8.86 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling in Paraguay peaked at 8.86 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.73 years, in 1950.
That places Paraguay 89th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Average years of schooling in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.73 years | — |
| 1955 | 3.84 years | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 4.11 years | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 4.27 years | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 4.64 years | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 4.99 years | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 5.32 years | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 5.85 years | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 6.08 years | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 6.46 years | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 6.67 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7.56 years | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.14 years | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 8.86 years | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.79 years | 3.73 years | 3.84 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 4.19 years | 4.11 years | 4.27 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.82 years | 4.64 years | 4.99 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.58 years | 5.32 years | 5.85 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.27 years | 6.08 years | 6.46 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.11 years | 6.67 years | 7.56 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.92 years | 7.7 years | 8.14 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.86 years | 8.86 years | 8.86 years | 1 |
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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 average years of schooling in Paraguay?
- Average years of schooling in Paraguay was 8.86 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 years in 1950.
- How does Paraguay rank for average years of schooling?
- Paraguay ranks 89th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is average years of schooling rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.