Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico stood at 81.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 110.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 143rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 88.6% | — |
| 2010 | 87.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 110.4% | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | -26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 88.6% | 88.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 84.1% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 81.5% | 110.4% | 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, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 81.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 110.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 143rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release