Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.8559 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Puerto Rico stood at 0.8559 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.863 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5341 GPIA, in 2014.
Puerto Rico ranks 128th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.7498 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.7982 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7181 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.852 GPIA | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5341 GPIA | -37.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5739 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.788 GPIA | +37.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7519 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.863 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8559 GPIA | -0.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.8559 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9435 GPIA, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.8559 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9736 GPIA, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7207 GPIA | 0.5341 GPIA | 0.852 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8594 GPIA | 0.8559 GPIA | 0.863 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Puerto Rico?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Puerto Rico was 0.8559 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.863 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5341 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Puerto Rico ranks 128th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. 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 children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release