Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 38.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 38.6% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.8% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico peaked at 38.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2006.
Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 129 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 both in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.3% | — |
| 2005 | 20.8% | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +47.2% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +46.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 38.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 38.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.5%, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.7% | 25.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 26.3% | 34.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 38.6% | 38.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 24 Netherlands 38.9% compare
- 25 Finland 38.9% compare
- 26 Seychelles 38.8% compare
- 28 Israel 38.3% compare
- 29 Denmark 38.3% compare
- 30 Cayman Islands 38.2% compare
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Puerto Rico was 38.6% 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 38.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2006.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Puerto Rico ranks 27th 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 23.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release