Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Puerto Rico, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Puerto Rico stood at 81.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Puerto Rico peaked at 84.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1970.
That places Puerto Rico 31st out of 142 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 both in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.0% | — |
| 1980 | 46.4% | +71.4% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | +60.5% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 81.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 81.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.3%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +71.4% | 27.0% | 46.4% |
| 2000 | +60.5% | 46.4% | 74.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 74.4% | 77.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 69.8% | 81.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 81.8% | 84.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 28 Montenegro 81.9% compare
- 29 Norway 81.9% compare
- 30 Germany 81.9% compare
- 32 South Korea 81.5% compare
- 33 Croatia 81.4% compare
- 34 Tajikistan 80.7% 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 upper secondary education or in Puerto Rico?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Puerto Rico was 81.8% 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 84.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Puerto Rico ranks 31st out of 142 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 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 upper secondary 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