Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in Puerto Rico, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in Puerto Rico is 0.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.
Puerto Rico ranks 174th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3% | — |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
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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 outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in Puerto Rico?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) in Puerto Rico was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 174th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. 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 Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release