Mexico vs Paraguay: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Mexico
96.7%
in 2020
Paraguay
96.9%
in 2020
Mexico rank
60th
Paraguay rank
58th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Mexico
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 96.9% against 96.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 60th and Paraguay ranks 58th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 13.1% | 2.0% | 11.0% | Mexico |
| 1880s | 18.5% | 3.4% | 15.2% | Mexico |
| 1890s | 23.2% | 5.6% | 17.7% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 29.2% | 20.4% | 8.8% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 38.8% | 33.2% | 5.7% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 37.9% | 44.3% | 6.4% | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 45.2% | 53.8% | 8.5% | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 56.9% | 61.0% | 4.1% | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 56.2% | 69.8% | 13.6% | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 62.5% | 80.5% | 17.9% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 70.2% | 88.1% | 17.9% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 77.2% | 91.8% | 14.6% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 94.3% | 6.8% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 95.8% | 2.3% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 97.7% | 2.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.9% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Mexico or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 96.9% against 96.7% in Mexico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Mexico and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Paraguay?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Paraguay rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Mexico ranks 60th and Paraguay ranks 58th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.