Over-age students, primary in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Over-age students, primary was 3.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
3.2%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
123rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2010
All-time low
2.9%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2010–2016
Over-age students, primary in Puerto Rico, 2010–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 3.2% for over-age students, primary in 2016.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Puerto Rico ranks 123rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Over-age students, primary in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.1% | — |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -39.8% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +31.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -30.5% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,589 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 159,149 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Puerto Rico?
- Over-age students, primary in Puerto Rico was 3.2% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for over-age students, primary?
- Puerto Rico ranks 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.