Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 32.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico stood at 32.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico peaked at 32.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2006.
Puerto Rico ranks 35th of 129 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2% | — |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +47.4% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +53.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.6% | 22.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 21.1% | 29.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 32 Cayman Islands 33.9% compare
- 33 Denmark 33.7% compare
- 34 Georgia 32.4% compare
- 36 Iceland 32.3% compare
- 37 Tajikistan 31.5% compare
- 38 Republic of Moldova 31.3% compare
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico was 32.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2006.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Puerto Rico ranks 35th out of 129 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release