Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.26 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico stood at 1.26 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.31 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.21 GPIA, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 18th of 127 countries on this measure, 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.21 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.25 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.28 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.31 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.26 GPIA | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 4 |
| 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico was 1.26 GPIA 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 1.31 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Puerto Rico ranks 18th out of 127 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 down 0.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release