Percentage … adjusted Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Percentage … adjusted Engineering Manufacturing Construction was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1%
World rank
116th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2011
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
9
2008–2023
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
That places Puerto Rico 116th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage … adjusted Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1% | — |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +58.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 49% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 42% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.8 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.75 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico was 0.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Puerto Rico ranks 116th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release