Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 1.22 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay, 1972–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay is 1.22 GPIA, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay peaked at 1.39 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3571 GPIA, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 14th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3571 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8191 GPIA | +129.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7968 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8567 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8661 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.36 GPIA | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 1.39 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.14 GPIA | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 1.19 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.888 GPIA | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.21 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.24 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.23 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.22 GPIA | -1.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.22 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.22 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +129.4% | 0.3571 GPIA | 0.8191 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3571 GPIA | 0.3571 GPIA | 0.3571 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.808 GPIA | 0.7968 GPIA | 0.8191 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 0.8567 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.22 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay was 1.22 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3571 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Paraguay ranks 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release