Duration of compulsory education in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Duration of compulsory education was 13 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 205 countries
All-time high
16
in 2001
All-time low
13
in 1998
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Puerto Rico, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 13 for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Puerto Rico peaked at 16 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13, in 1998.
Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14 | — |
| 1998 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 13 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 13 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.33 | 13 | 14 | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.4 | 13 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 17 Aruba 13 compare
- 17 Austria 13 compare
- 17 Belgium 13 compare
- 17 Bermuda 13 compare
- 17 Costa Rica 13 compare
- 17 France 13 compare
- 17 Germany 13 compare
- 17 Gibraltar 13 compare
- 17 Hungary 13 compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 13 compare
- 17 Netherlands 13 compare
- 17 North Macedonia 13 compare
- 17 Paraguay 13 compare
- 17 Philippines 13 compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 13 compare
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 duration of compulsory education in Puerto Rico?
- Duration of compulsory education in Puerto Rico was 13 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2001.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 1998.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Puerto Rico ranks 17th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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