Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 43,073 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico stood at 43,073. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.2% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 73,055 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 43,073, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 123rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 73,055 | — |
| 2010 | 69,306 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 63,912 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 64,193 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 64,083 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 64,019 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 67,986 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 59,460 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 55,054 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 66,464 | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 43,073 | -35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,055 | 73,055 | 73,055 | 1 |
| 2010s | 63,502 | 55,054 | 69,306 | 8 |
| 2020s | 54,768 | 43,073 | 66,464 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico was 43,073 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 73,055 in 2009.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,073 in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 123rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release