Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 32.3% 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
In 2020, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Puerto Rico stood at 32.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 53.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Puerto Rico peaked at 32.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2006.
That places Puerto Rico 35th out of 129 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 22.2% | — |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +47.4% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +53.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.6% | 22.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 21.1% | 29.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 32 Cayman Islands 33.9% compare
- 33 Denmark 33.7% compare
- 34 Georgia 32.4% compare
- 36 Iceland 32.3% compare
- 37 Tajikistan 31.5% compare
- 38 Republic of Moldova 31.3% compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -27.4 % change on previous year (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)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.022 units per person (2024)
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 32.3% 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 32.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2006.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Puerto Rico ranks 35th out of 129 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 24.3%. 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+, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.