Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Puerto Rico, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Puerto Rico stood at 87.7%.
The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Puerto Rico peaked at 91.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1970.
Puerto Rico ranks 48th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.6% | — |
| 1980 | 64.5% | +59.0% |
| 1990 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 82.2% | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.6% | 40.6% | 40.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 64.8% | 64.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 82.2% | 82.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 78.9% | 90.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 87.0% | 91.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 45 Brunei Darussalam 89.7% compare
- 46 Chile 89.1% compare
- 47 Singapore 87.8% compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 87.7% compare
- 50 Italy 87.5% compare
- 51 United Arab Emirates 87.3% compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Puerto Rico was 87.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Puerto Rico ranks 48th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.