Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 84.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico is 84.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 100.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 163rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 92.7% | — |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 100.5% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7% | 92.7% | 92.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 88.2% | 99.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 84.3% | 100.5% | 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 secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 100.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 163rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release