Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 85.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Puerto Rico, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 85.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 101.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 157th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 93.8% | — |
| 2010 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 101.8% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.8% | 93.8% | 93.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 89.0% | 99.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 85.3% | 101.8% | 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, female in Puerto Rico?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Puerto Rico was 85.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 101.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release