Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender was 0.544 GPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Paraguay, 2012–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Paraguay stood at 0.544 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.0% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Paraguay peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.544 GPIA, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 53rd of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.21 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7246 GPIA | -34.6% |
| 2015 | 1.25 GPIA | +72.9% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7658 GPIA | -37.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9714 GPIA | +26.8% |
| 2020 | 0.544 GPIA | -44.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.544 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9734 GPIA, 56% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.544 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9734 GPIA, 56% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.7246 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.544 GPIA | 0.544 GPIA | 0.544 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 master's or equivalent in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Paraguay was 0.544 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.544 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Paraguay ranks 53rd out of 56 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release