Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 85.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico is 85.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 103.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 144th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 94.5% | — |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 103.9% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 102.0% | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 89.5% | 103.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 85.4% | 102.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico was 85.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 103.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release