Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Puerto Rico, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Puerto Rico is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8773 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Puerto Rico 25th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8773 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.9607 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9968 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8773 GPIA | 0.8773 GPIA | 0.8773 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9607 GPIA | 0.9607 GPIA | 0.9607 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Puerto Rico was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8773 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Puerto Rico ranks 25th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 upper secondary 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