Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Puerto Rico, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 1.05 index for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.05 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9239 index, in 1970.
Puerto Rico ranks 13th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9239 index | — |
| 1980 | 0.9667 index | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 1 index | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 index | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 index | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9239 index | 0.9239 index | 0.9239 index | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9667 index | 0.9667 index | 0.9667 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- 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, both sexes (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,589 (2018)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Puerto Rico?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Puerto Rico was 1.05 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9239 index in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- Puerto Rico ranks 13th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.