Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper 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 upper secondary in Puerto Rico is 81.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Puerto Rico peaked at 84.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1970.
Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.0% | — |
| 1980 | 46.4% | +71.4% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | +60.5% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 74.4% | 77.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 69.8% | 81.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 81.8% | 84.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 28 Montenegro 81.9% compare
- 29 Norway 81.9% compare
- 30 Germany 81.9% compare
- 32 Republic of Korea 81.5% compare
- 33 Croatia 81.4% compare
- 34 Tajikistan 80.7% compare
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 upper secondary in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Puerto Rico was 81.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Puerto Rico ranks 31st out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.