Ecuador vs Paraguay: Share of the population with tertiary education

Ecuador
10.7%
in 2020
Paraguay
10.8%
in 2020
Ecuador rank
68th
Paraguay rank
66th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Ecuador
  • Paraguay
051015187019452020

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 10.8% against 10.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Paraguay ahead.

Ecuador ranks 68th and Paraguay ranks 66th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 9 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Paraguay Difference Ahead
1870s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1880s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1890s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1900s 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% Ecuador
1910s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Ecuador
1920s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0%
1930s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
1940s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
1950s 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% Ecuador
1960s 1.5% 1.4% 0.2% Ecuador
1970s 2.9% 2.4% 0.5% Ecuador
1980s 9.3% 4.7% 4.7% Ecuador
1990s 14.5% 8.1% 6.4% Ecuador
2000s 15.8% 6.4% 9.4% Ecuador
2010s 12.6% 10.8% 1.8% Ecuador
2020s 10.7% 10.8% 0.1% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Ecuador or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 10.8% against 10.7% in Ecuador as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Ecuador and Paraguay?
0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Paraguay?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and Paraguay rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Ecuador ranks 68th and Paraguay ranks 66th 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 tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of the population with tertiary education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.