Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.26 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Puerto Rico, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Puerto Rico is 1.26 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8753 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Puerto Rico 11th out of 108 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8753 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.9829 GPIA | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 1.11 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 1.13 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.17 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.26 GPIA | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8753 GPIA | 0.8753 GPIA | 0.8753 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9829 GPIA | 0.9829 GPIA | 0.9829 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 87.93 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Puerto Rico was 1.26 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8753 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Puerto Rico ranks 11th out of 108 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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