% of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: % of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via was 64.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
64.3
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
3rd
of 17 countries
All-time high
64.3
in 2025
All-time low
43.8
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
% of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via in Puerto Rico, 2010–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for % of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via in Puerto Rico is 64.3, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via in Puerto Rico peaked at 64.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.8, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
% of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 43.8 | — |
| 2011 | 46 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 48.2 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 48.3 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.1 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 51.4 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 53.5 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 54.6 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 55.9 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 56.6 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 58.7 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 59.7 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 61.2 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 61.9 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 63 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 64.3 | +2.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 64.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 41, 1.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.84 | 43.8 | 56.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.47 | 58.7 | 64.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 1 Madagascar 76.8 compare
- 2 Spain 67.6 compare
- 4 Montserrat 56.6 compare
- 5 Serbia 54.8 compare
- 6 Seychelles 52.9 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 % of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via in Puerto Rico?
- % of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via in Puerto Rico was 64.3 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest % of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8 in 2010.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for % of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via?
- Puerto Rico ranks 3rd out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is % of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of public schools of basic education that have access to sewage via the public network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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