Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 87.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 87.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 101.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 165th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 96.4% | — |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 101.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 96.4% | 96.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 92.2% | 101.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 87.2% | 93.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 162 Philippines 88.4% compare
- 163 Afghanistan 87.6% compare
- 164 El Salvador 87.6% compare
- 166 Paraguay 86.7% compare
- 167 Mauritania 85.9% compare
- 168 Cameroon 85.3% compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 159,149 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -27.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,697 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -27.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,830 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Puerto Rico was 87.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 101.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 165th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release