Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female was 18.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Paraguay, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Paraguay stood at 18.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Paraguay peaked at 18.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2012.
Paraguay ranks 58th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.0% | — |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +11.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 18.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 18.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.5% | 11.0% | 16.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.67 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Paraguay was 18.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Paraguay ranks 58th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release