Children out of school in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Children out of school was 13.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 13.3% for children out of school in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 149.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school in Puerto Rico peaked at 13.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2014.
That places Puerto Rico 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Children out of school in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.3% | — |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +85.3% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +32.0% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +2.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 13.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 7.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 13.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.1%, 2.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.3% | 10.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.0% | 13.3% | 2 |
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 children out of school in Puerto Rico?
- Children out of school in Puerto Rico was 13.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for children out of school?
- Puerto Rico ranks 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.