Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 43.9% 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 43.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 44.2% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico peaked at 43.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2005.
That places Puerto Rico 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 28.0% | — |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +47.0% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +44.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 23.1% | 28.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 30.5% | 39.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 43.9% 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 43.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2005.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Puerto Rico ranks 22nd out of 128 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 23.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release