Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Puerto Rico, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Puerto Rico is 0.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 120th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.8% | — |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -27.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -87.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 117 Guyana 1.9% compare
- 118 Eritrea 1.7% compare
- 119 Mozambique 1.3% compare
- 121 Samoa 0.1% compare
- 122 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 122 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0% 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Puerto Rico?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Puerto Rico was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Puerto Rico ranks 120th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release