Education
Elementary education in Paraguay is free and nominally compulsory for children from 7 to 14 years of age. The number of schools is inadequate, however, and about 14 percent of the adult population is illiterate. In the mid-1980s about 570,800 pupils were enrolled in primary schools per year, and about 172,100 students attended secondary, vocational, and teacher-training schools. About 29,200 students attended institutions of higher education, which included the National University of Asunción (1890) and the Catholic University of Our Lady of Asunción (1960).
Economy
The economy of Paraguay is primarily agricultural, but in the 1970s the manufacturing sector grew significantly. The estimated annual budget in the late 1980s was balanced at approximately $1.1 billion.
Climate
The climate of Paraguay is subtropical. At Asunción mean temperatures range from about 17.2° C (about 63° F) in July to about 26.7° C (about 80° F) in January. In the Chaco and other points to the north temperatures often reach 37.8° C (100° F). Annual rainfall averages some 1120 mm (some 44 in) in the Asunción area, some 815 mm (some 32 in) in the Gran Chaco, and some 1525 mm (some 60 in) in the eastern forest regions. The Chaco has heavy rainfall in the summer and almost no rain in the winter.
List of Universities in PARAGUAY
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