Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Puerto Rico, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 1.3% for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Puerto Rico peaked at 5.7% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2014.
Puerto Rico ranks 76th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.6% | — |
| 1972 | 5.7% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 4.6% | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | +18.5% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 4.8% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -70.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Puerto Rico?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Puerto Rico was 1.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1972.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Puerto Rico ranks 76th out of 162 countries with data for 2014.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release