Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 80.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Puerto Rico, 2010–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 80.4% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Puerto Rico ranks 142nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 92.8% | — |
| 2011 | 89.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | -6.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 80.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.5%, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 80.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,445 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,807 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 144,542 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Puerto Rico?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Puerto Rico was 80.4% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2016.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 142nd out of 165 countries with data for 2016.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.