Puerto Rico vs UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Puerto Rico
96,467
in 2025
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
21.79 million
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
146th
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank
144th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
010.0M20.0M30.0M199720112025

How they compare

UIS: Central and Eastern Europe currently reports 21.79 million against 96,467 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 21.69 million.

That makes UIS: Central and Eastern Europe's figure about 225.9 times Puerto Rico's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, UIS: Central and Eastern Europe has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 146th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 144th of 220 countries.

UIS: Central and Eastern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico UIS: Central and Eastern Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 182,299 27.22 million 27.04 million UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
2000s 176,846 23.36 million 23.19 million UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
2010s 140,228 18.85 million 18.71 million UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
2020s 105,282 21.36 million 21.26 million UIS: Central and Eastern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Puerto Rico or UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, at 21.79 million against 96,467 in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Puerto Rico and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
21.69 million, with UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Puerto Rico and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Puerto Rico ranks 146th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 144th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release