Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 15.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Paraguay, 1972–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Paraguay stood at 15.9%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Paraguay peaked at 16.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 87th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 3.7% | 10.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.9% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Paraguay was 15.9% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Paraguay ranks 87th out of 129 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.