Puerto Rico vs Spain: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Puerto Rico
0.0497 units per person
in 2023
Spain
0.05 units per person
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
26th
Spain rank
24th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Spain
00.020.040.06197119972024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.05 units per person against 0.0497 units per person in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th of 197 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0305 units per person 0.0127 units per person 0.0178 units per person Puerto Rico
1980s 0.0409 units per person 0.0186 units per person 0.0224 units per person Puerto Rico
2000s 0.0598 units per person 0.039 units per person 0.0208 units per person Puerto Rico
2010s 0.0665 units per person 0.0425 units per person 0.0241 units per person Puerto Rico
2020s 0.0538 units per person 0.0476 units per person 0.0062 units per person Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Puerto Rico or Spain?
Spain, at 0.05 units per person against 0.0497 units per person in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Puerto Rico and Spain?
0.0003 units per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Spain?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Spain rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Puerto Rico ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.