Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.1% in 2020. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Paraguay, 2012β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.1% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2020.
That represents a change of up 51.5% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Paraguay peaked at 0.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
That places Paraguay 51st out of 55 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 48 Philippines 0.2%
- 49 Romania 0.2% compare
- 50 Vietnam 0.2%
- 52 Bangladesh 0.1% compare
- 53 Indonesia 0.1% compare
- 54 Pakistan 0.1% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Paraguay was 0.1% 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 0.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Paraguay ranks 51st out of 55 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 up 66.5%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release