What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Republic of Moldova and Puerto Rico?

16,849 number, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Moldova vs Puerto Rico: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Republic of Moldova

259,539 number

in 2019

Puerto Rico

242,690 number

in 2020

Republic of Moldova rank

137th

Puerto Rico rank

140th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

Republic of Moldova
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 259,539 number against 242,690 number in Puerto Rico, a difference of 16,849 number.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Republic of Moldova ranks 137th and Puerto Rico ranks 140th of 205 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Republic of Moldova averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Moldova	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	517,258 number	368,476 number	148,782 number	Republic of Moldova
2000s	451,598 number	351,225 number	100,372 number	Republic of Moldova
2010s	288,429 number	296,780 number	8,351 number	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Republic of Moldova or Puerto Rico?: Republic of Moldova, at 259,539 number against 242,690 number in Puerto Rico as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Republic of Moldova and Puerto Rico?: 16,849 number, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Puerto Rico?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Republic of Moldova and Puerto Rico rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?: Republic of Moldova ranks 137th and Puerto Rico ranks 140th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.