Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 18.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Puerto Rico, 2008–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, female share of graduates in information and communication in Puerto Rico stood at 18.6%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Puerto Rico peaked at 29.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2016.
That places Puerto Rico 64th out of 85 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27.9% | — |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 27.3% | 27.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.6% | 29.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Puerto Rico?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Puerto Rico was 18.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2016.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Puerto Rico ranks 64th out of 85 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologies programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.