Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 16.2% 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 16.2% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Paraguay peaked at 16.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2012.
Paraguay ranks 64th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.2% | — |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +31.9% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +13.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 16.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 16.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.4%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.2% | 14.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.2% | 16.2% | 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 16.2% 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 16.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Paraguay ranks 64th out of 112 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 38.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release