Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 13.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay, 1972–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay is 13.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay peaked at 13.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2006.
That places Paraguay 91st out of 129 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.9% | — |
| 1982 | 4.2% | +45.2% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +84.3% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -42.9% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -49.2% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +178.2% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +1.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 13.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 79% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 13.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +178.2% | 2.8% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 2.8% | 10.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 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 13.8% 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 13.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2006.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Paraguay ranks 91st out of 129 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 38.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release