Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 15.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay, 1972–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 15.9% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Paraguay peaked at 16.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 87th 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 both in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.0% | — |
| 1982 | 3.4% | +68.6% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +125.2% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -45.8% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +42.3% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -40.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +132.2% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -1.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 15.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.1%, 79% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 15.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.5%, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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 | +132.2% | 3.7% | 8.7% |
| 1992 | +125.2% | 3.4% | 7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 3.7% | 10.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.9% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 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 15.9% 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 16.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Paraguay ranks 87th 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 45.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release