Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female was 6.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Paraguay, 2012–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 6.3% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Paraguay peaked at 7.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2012.
That places Paraguay 42nd out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.7% | — |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +53.0% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -15.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 6.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 6.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7%, 2.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.7% | 7.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 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 master's or equivalent in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Paraguay was 6.3% 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 7.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Paraguay ranks 42nd out of 78 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 up 34.7%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release