Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban male was 0.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Paraguay, 2012–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.3% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2020.
The figure is up 252.0% on the previous year and up 188.3% 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 2019.
That places Paraguay 45th out of 52 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1% | — |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +191.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -58.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +65.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -30.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +252.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 61% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 79% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 0.3% 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 2019.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Paraguay ranks 45th out of 52 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 188.3%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release