India vs Paraguay: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
India
0.9908 index
in 2025
Paraguay
0.9914 index
in 2024
India rank
126th
Paraguay rank
124th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- India
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.9914 index against 0.9908 index in India, a difference of 0.0006 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Paraguay ahead.
India ranks 126th and Paraguay ranks 124th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6518 index | 0.9296 index | 0.2778 index | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.7051 index | 0.9444 index | 0.2394 index | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.8058 index | 0.9717 index | 0.1658 index | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.9324 index | 0.9743 index | 0.0419 index | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 0.9732 index | 0.0654 index | India |
| 2020s | 0.995 index | 0.9875 index | 0.0075 index | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, India or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.9914 index against 0.9908 index in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between India and Paraguay?
- 0.0006 index, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Paraguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do India and Paraguay rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 126th and Paraguay ranks 124th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.