Official entrance age to compulsory education in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 205 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 1997
All-time low
5 years
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Puerto Rico, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 5 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Puerto Rico peaked at 5 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1997.
That places Puerto Rico 129th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 years | — |
| 1998 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 129 Angola 5 years compare
- 129 Anguilla 5 years compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 129 Austria 5 years compare
- 129 Bahamas 5 years compare
- 129 Barbados 5 years compare
- 129 Belgium 5 years compare
- 129 Belize 5 years compare
- 129 Bermuda 5 years compare
- 129 British Virgin Islands 5 years compare
- 129 Colombia 5 years compare
- 129 Cook Islands 5 years compare
- 129 Cyprus 5 years compare
- 129 Czechia 5 years compare
- 129 Dominica 5 years compare
- 129 Greece 5 years compare
- 129 Grenada 5 years compare
- 129 Honduras 5 years compare
- 129 Latvia 5 years compare
- 129 Macao 5 years compare
- 129 Malta 5 years compare
- 129 Marshall Islands 5 years compare
- 129 Mauritius 5 years compare
- 129 Montserrat 5 years compare
- 129 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 129 Netherlands 5 years compare
- 129 Nicaragua 5 years compare
- 129 Niue 5 years compare
- 129 Pakistan 5 years compare
- 129 Paraguay 5 years compare
- 129 Philippines 5 years compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 years compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 5 years compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 years compare
- 129 Samoa 5 years compare
- 129 Slovakia 5 years compare
- 129 Sri Lanka 5 years compare
- 129 Tokelau 5 years compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 5 years compare
- 129 United Kingdom 5 years compare
- 129 Vietnam 5 years compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Puerto Rico?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Puerto Rico was 5 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1997.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Puerto Rico ranks 129th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.