School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Paraguay
Paraguay: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 44.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Paraguay, 1970–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 44.3% for school enrollment, tertiary, female in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 120.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Paraguay peaked at 47.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1970.
Paraguay ranks 104th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.3% | — |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +205.6% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +49.5% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +47.5% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -6.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 44.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 77% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 44.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.6%, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +205.6% | 3.3% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 10.1% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 20.0% | 47.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 44.3% | 44.3% | 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 school enrollment, tertiary, female in Paraguay?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Paraguay was 44.3% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Paraguay ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.