Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 15,852 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
15,852 number
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
55th
of 134 countries
All-time high
18,441 number
in 2016
All-time low
9,865 number
in 2014
Years of data
7
2011–2018

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico, 2011–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2011201420182011: 11.0k number2012: 12.2k number2013: 10.0k number2014: 9.9k number2015: 13.1k number2016: 18.4k number2018: 15.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico stood at 15,852 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.

That places Puerto Rico 55th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in Puerto Rico, 2011 to 2018.
Year number Change
2011 10,999 number
2012 12,200 number +10.9%
2013 9,987 number -18.1%
2014 9,865 number -1.2%
2015 13,140 number +33.2%
2016 18,441 number +40.3%
2018 15,852 number -14.0%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 15,852 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,122 number, 7.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 15,852 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,618 number, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 52 Italy 17,623 number compare
  2. 53 Bulgaria 17,127 number compare
  3. 54 Dominican Republic 16,133 number compare
  4. 56 Mongolia 14,532 number
  5. 57 Lesotho 14,370 number compare
  6. 58 Australia 14,268 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico was 15,852 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 18,441 number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 9,865 number in 2014.
How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Puerto Rico ranks 55th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.