Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 15.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
15.7%
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
34th
of 134 countries
All-time high
18.1%
in 2016
All-time low
5.4%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2011–2018
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Puerto Rico, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Puerto Rico stood at 15.7%.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
That places Puerto Rico 34th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.5% | — |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -25.1% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +74.5% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +91.9% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -13.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 15.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 6.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 15.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.8%, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 31 El Salvador 17.2% compare
- 32 Jamaica 17.0% compare
- 33 Republic of Moldova 16.5% compare
- 35 Paraguay 15.0%
- 36 Cambodia 14.1% compare
- 37 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.8% compare
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Puerto Rico?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Puerto Rico was 15.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Puerto Rico ranks 34th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.