Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Puerto Rico, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 1.02 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8774 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Puerto Rico 20th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8774 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.9482 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9921 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9846 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8774 GPIA | 0.8774 GPIA | 0.8774 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9482 GPIA | 0.9482 GPIA | 0.9482 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9921 GPIA | 0.9921 GPIA | 0.9921 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.9846 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 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 1.02 GPIA 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 1.03 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8774 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Puerto Rico ranks 20th 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 up 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release