Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 20.3% 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 20.3%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay peaked at 20.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2006.
Paraguay ranks 69th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4.6% | — |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +49.6% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +36.8% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -55.5% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +158.3% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -2.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 20.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 20.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.2%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +158.3% | 4.5% | 11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 4.5% | 16.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 15.0% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay was 20.3% 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 20.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2006.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Paraguay ranks 69th out of 101 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 30.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release