Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 87.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 87.8% for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Puerto Rico peaked at 96.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 138th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.3% | 90.9% | 96.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.8% | 88.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 15,316 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.939 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Puerto Rico?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Puerto Rico was 87.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Puerto Rico ranks 138th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.