Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 86.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Puerto Rico, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Puerto Rico is 86.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 102.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 95.1% | — |
| 2010 | 97.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 102.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 86.4% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.1% | 95.1% | 95.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 91.4% | 102.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 86.4% | 92.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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, male in Puerto Rico?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Puerto Rico was 86.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 102.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release