Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 23.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
23.1%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
23rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
24.5%
in 2016
All-time low
12.4%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2011–2018
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 23.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.
Puerto Rico ranks 23rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.0% | — |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +36.0% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +43.5% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | -5.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 23.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 9.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 23.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.8%, 2.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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, male in Puerto Rico?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico was 23.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2013.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 23rd out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.