Children out of school, primary, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Children out of school, primary, male was 12,040 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 12,040 for children out of school, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 17,098 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8,897, in 2015.
Puerto Rico ranks 92nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14,722 | — |
| 2011 | 17,098 | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 12,861 | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 9,617 | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 9,148 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 8,897 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 14,061 | +58.0% |
| 2018 | 12,612 | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 12,207 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 12,040 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,377 | 8,897 | 17,098 | 8 |
| 2020s | 12,124 | 12,040 | 12,207 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -27.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -27.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,697 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -27.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,830 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Puerto Rico?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Puerto Rico was 12,040 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 17,098 in 2011.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,897 in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 92nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.