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Universities in Paraguay
Paraguay has 15 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1889. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES15
OLDEST1889
FOUNDED 1900+11
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18991 · 7%
1900 or later11 · 73%
Date unknown3 · 20%
Oldest universities in Paraguay
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1889Universidad Nacional de Asunción
1943Universidad Columbia del Paraguay
1959Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción"
1978Universidad Autónoma de Asunción
1991Universidad Nacional de Pilar
1993Universidad Nacional del Este
1994Universidad Americana
1996Universidad Nacional de Itapúa
2002Universidad Nacional de Concepción
2007Universidad Nacional De Caaguazú
2010Universidad Nacional de Canindeyú
2014Paraguayan German University
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