Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 88.8% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Puerto Rico is 88.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Puerto Rico peaked at 92.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1970.
Puerto Rico ranks 45th of 134 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 | 38.0% | — |
| 1980 | 62.8% | +65.1% |
| 1990 | 64.5% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 62.8% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.6% | 81.6% | 81.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 80.0% | 90.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.2% | 92.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 42 Netherlands 90.3% compare
- 43 Republic of Korea 90.0% compare
- 44 Belgium 88.9% compare
- 46 Brunei Darussalam 88.7% compare
- 47 Poland 88.2% compare
- 48 Chile 87.8% compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
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 88.8% 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 92.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Puerto Rico ranks 45th out of 134 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 2.2%. 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+, total (%) (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.