Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 94.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Puerto Rico, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 94.7% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Puerto Rico peaked at 97.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 1970.
Puerto Rico ranks 63rd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.3% | — |
| 1980 | 73.1% | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 94.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.0%, 96% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 94.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.9%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.3% | 60.3% | 60.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 73.1% | 73.1% | 73.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 89.0% | 96.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.6% | 97.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.8 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.75 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,445 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,807 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 144,542 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Puerto Rico was 94.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Puerto Rico ranks 63rd out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 primary 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