Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 43.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Puerto Rico, 2000–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Puerto Rico is 43.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 44.2% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Puerto Rico peaked at 43.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2005.
That places Puerto Rico 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.0% | — |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +47.0% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +44.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 23.1% | 28.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 30.5% | 39.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 short-cycle tertiary in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Puerto Rico was 43.9% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2005.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Puerto Rico ranks 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (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 short-cycle tertiary education.