UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Paraguay
Paraguay: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 8.64 in 2018. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Paraguay, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 8.64 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Paraguay peaked at 8.64 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.17, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 73rd of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4.17 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 6.12 | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 7.07 | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 7.53 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 7.27 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 7.33 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7.51 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 7.28 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 7.83 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 8.33 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 8.32 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.59 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 8.38 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.64 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.17 | 4.17 | 4.17 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.12 | 6.12 | 6.12 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.33 | 7.07 | 7.53 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.35 | 7.83 | 8.64 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Paraguay?
- Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Paraguay was 8.64 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8.64 in 2018.
- What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Paraguay ranks 73rd out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
- Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/