Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 89.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Puerto Rico, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Puerto Rico stood at 89.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Puerto Rico peaked at 92.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1970.
That places Puerto Rico 43rd out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.6% | — |
| 1980 | 61.2% | +71.8% |
| 1990 | 64.3% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 61.2% | 61.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 64.3% | 64.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 81.0% | 91.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 89.1% | 92.6% | 4 |
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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Puerto Rico was 89.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Puerto Rico ranks 43rd out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release