Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.0598 GPIA in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Paraguay, 2012–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Paraguay stood at 0.0598 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 95.6% on the previous year and down 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Paraguay peaked at 1.36 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0598 GPIA, in 2020.
That places Paraguay 58th out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.8182 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | +45.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8978 GPIA | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1052 GPIA | -90.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7464 GPIA | +609.5% |
| 2019 | 1.36 GPIA | +82.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0598 GPIA | -95.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0598 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8201 GPIA, 7% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0598 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4399 GPIA, 14% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8882 GPIA | 0.1052 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0598 GPIA | 0.0598 GPIA | 0.0598 GPIA | 1 |
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 doctoral or equivalent in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Paraguay was 0.0598 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0598 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Paraguay ranks 58th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release