Children out of school, primary in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Children out of school, primary was 21,785 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Puerto Rico is 21,785, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Puerto Rico peaked at 30,055 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13,749, in 2015.
That places Puerto Rico 87th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25,206 | — |
| 2011 | 30,055 | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 21,630 | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 17,399 | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 13,790 | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 13,749 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 24,588 | +78.8% |
| 2018 | 21,598 | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 22,174 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 21,785 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21,002 | 13,749 | 30,055 | 8 |
| 2020s | 21,980 | 21,785 | 22,174 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.8 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.75 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Puerto Rico?
- Children out of school, primary in Puerto Rico was 21,785 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 30,055 in 2011.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,749 in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for children out of school, primary?
- Puerto Rico ranks 87th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. 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. 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.