What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Italy and Puerto Rico?

0.0006 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Puerto Rico: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Italy

0.0445 units per person

in 2023

Puerto Rico

0.0451 units per person

in 2024

Italy rank

191st

Puerto Rico rank

189th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

Italy
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0451 units per person against 0.0445 units per person in Italy, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 191st and Puerto Rico ranks 189th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0888 units per person	0.1559 units per person	0.0671 units per person	Puerto Rico
1980s	0.0766 units per person	0.1519 units per person	0.0753 units per person	Puerto Rico
2000s	0.0473 units per person	0.0812 units per person	0.0339 units per person	Puerto Rico
2010s	0.0473 units per person	0.0714 units per person	0.0241 units per person	Puerto Rico
2020s	0.0445 units per person	0.0469 units per person	0.0024 units per person	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Italy or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 0.0451 units per person against 0.0445 units per person in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Italy and Puerto Rico?: 0.0006 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Italy and Puerto Rico rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Italy ranks 191st and Puerto Rico ranks 189th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.