Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Puerto Rico, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Puerto Rico stood at 83.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 112.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 142nd of 212 countries on this measure, 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, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 90.5% | — |
| 2010 | 89.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 112.5% | +24.4% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 85.4% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 83.0% | 112.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 139 Cayman Islands 84.4% compare
- 140 Egypt 83.9% compare
- 141 French Polynesia 83.4%
- 143 Tajikistan 82.9% compare
- 144 Eswatini 82.2% compare
- 145 Myanmar 81.9% compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Puerto Rico?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Puerto Rico was 83.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 112.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 142nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release