Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 18.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Paraguay, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 18.1% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Paraguay peaked at 18.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2012.
That places Paraguay 58th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.4% | 15.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 15.1% | 18.1% | 2 |
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- 55 Bhutan 19.6% compare
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- 59 Rwanda 17.8% compare
- 60 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.8% compare
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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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Paraguay was 18.1% 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 18.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Paraguay ranks 58th out of 90 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 30.0%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release