Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 38.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Puerto Rico, 1970–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 38.6% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2020.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Puerto Rico peaked at 50.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1970.
Puerto Rico ranks 37th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.1% | — |
| 1980 | 18.5% | +53.0% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | +55.3% |
| 2000 | 37.6% | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 37.6% | 42.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 43.9% | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 38.6% | 38.6% | 1 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Puerto Rico was 38.6% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Puerto Rico ranks 37th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 post-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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.