Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural was 8.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay, 1972–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay stood at 8.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 159.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay peaked at 8.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2002.
That places Paraguay 61st out of 95 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.1% | — |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +133.4% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +83.5% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +49.4% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +41.1% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +30.5% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +28.3% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +1.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 8.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 8.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 3.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 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 8.0% 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 8.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Paraguay ranks 61st out of 95 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 159.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release