Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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 in Puerto Rico is 0.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,462.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Puerto Rico 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.3% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -96.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +457.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -48.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.7% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 24 Brunei Darussalam 0.9% compare
- 25 New Zealand 0.8% compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7% compare
- 28 Italy 0.6% compare
- 29 Mongolia 0.6% compare
- 30 Switzerland 0.6% compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,830 (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 0.7% 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 0.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Puerto Rico ranks 27th out of 124 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 up 2,462.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 programmes in unspecified fields, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release