What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Puerto Rico and United States of America?

0.3%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States of America?

7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Puerto Rico vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Puerto Rico

6.5%

in 2018

United States of America

6.8%

in 2016

Puerto Rico rank

72nd

United States of America rank

70th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Puerto Rico
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 6.8% against 6.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 72nd and United States of America ranks 70th of 98 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.5%	10.7%	6.8%	Puerto Rico
2010s	10.6%	8.1%	2.5%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Puerto Rico or United States of America?: United States of America, at 6.8% against 6.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Puerto Rico and United States of America?: 0.3%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States of America?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
How do Puerto Rico and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?: Puerto Rico ranks 72nd and United States of America ranks 70th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.