Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Puerto Rico, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Puerto Rico is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Puerto Rico peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 1970.
Puerto Rico ranks 56th of 137 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 some primary (ISCED 1), population in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.5% | — |
| 1980 | 92.0% | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 95.4% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 95.2% | 95.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.8% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 53 Montenegro 98.6% compare
- 54 Saint Lucia 98.5% compare
- 55 United Arab Emirates 98.3% compare
- 57 Indonesia 98.0% compare
- 58 Philippines 98.0% compare
- 59 Republic of Korea 97.9% compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 159,149 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Puerto Rico was 98.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Puerto Rico ranks 56th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release