Puerto Rico vs SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in

Puerto Rico
15.2%
in 2023
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
6.6%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
9th
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
9th

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
051015199720102024

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 15.2% against 6.6% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 8.6%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 2.3 times SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2009 it was SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 9th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th of 88 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0% 4.2% 4.2% SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 1.2% 5.1% 4.0% SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 15.2% 6.5% 8.7% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Puerto Rico or SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
Puerto Rico, at 15.2% against 6.6% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Puerto Rico and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
8.6%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
Puerto Rico ranks 9th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
309 places, 7,367 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release