Human capital composite index in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Human capital composite index was -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human capital composite index in Puerto Rico, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, human capital composite index in Puerto Rico stood at -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The figure is down 770.1% on the previous year and down 234.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1971 and was at its lowest, -0.5163 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 161st out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human capital composite index in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1972 | 0.658 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -58.6% |
| 1973 | 1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +93.7% |
| 1974 | 1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -32.8% |
| 1976 | 1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.9% |
| 2009 | -0.0474 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -104.6% |
| 2010 | -0.0142 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -69.9% |
| 2011 | -0.3144 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2107.1% |
| 2012 | -0.158 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -49.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3645 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -330.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3765 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0573 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -115.2% |
| 2016 | -0.4944 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +762.3% |
| 2018 | -0.5163 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0757 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -114.7% |
| 2024 | -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -770.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3622 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (75 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0999 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human capital composite index in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -2107.1% | -0.0142 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3144 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2016 | -762.3% | -0.0573 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4944 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2024 | -770.1% | 0.0757 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.658 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 2000s | -0.0474 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0474 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0474 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 2010s | -0.1017 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5163 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3765 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2020s | -0.2159 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0757 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 158 Barbados -0.4317 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 159 Papua New Guinea -0.4368 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 160 Myanmar -0.4425 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 162 Bahamas -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 163 Gabon -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 164 Guinea -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,445 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,807 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 144,542 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Puerto Rico?
- Human capital composite index in Puerto Rico was -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1971.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5163 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for human capital composite index?
- Puerto Rico ranks 161st out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 234.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.