Compulsory education, duration in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Compulsory education, duration was 13 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 197 countries
All-time high
16 years
in 2001
All-time low
13 years
in 1998
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Compulsory education, duration in Puerto Rico, 1997–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Puerto Rico stood at 13 years. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Puerto Rico peaked at 16 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13 years, in 1998.
That places Puerto Rico 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Compulsory education, duration in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14 years | — |
| 1998 | 13 years | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16 years | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 years | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 years | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 13 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 11 years, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 13 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12 years, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.33 years | 13 years | 14 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.4 years | 13 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 17 Aruba 13 years compare
- 17 Austria 13 years compare
- 17 Belgium 13 years compare
- 17 Bermuda 13 years compare
- 17 Costa Rica 13 years compare
- 17 France 13 years compare
- 17 Germany 13 years compare
- 17 Gibraltar 13 years compare
- 17 Hungary 13 years compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 13 years compare
- 17 Netherlands 13 years compare
- 17 North Macedonia 13 years compare
- 17 Paraguay 13 years compare
- 17 Philippines 13 years compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 13 years compare
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 compulsory education, duration in Puerto Rico?
- Compulsory education, duration in Puerto Rico was 13 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 years in 1998.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Puerto Rico ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.