Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 15,361 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Puerto Rico, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Puerto Rico stood at 15,361 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 32,525 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15,361 number, in 2020.
Puerto Rico ranks 144th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,525 number | — |
| 1971 | 32,032 number | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 31,552 number | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 31,201 number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 31,013 number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 31,048 number | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 31,377 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 31,431 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 31,437 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 31,404 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 31,341 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 31,271 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 31,503 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 31,590 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 31,505 number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 31,227 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 30,731 number | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 30,643 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 30,469 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 30,147 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 29,619 number | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 28,841 number | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 28,598 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 28,444 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 28,356 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 28,312 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 28,278 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 28,399 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 28,682 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 28,934 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 28,989 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 28,652 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 28,328 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 27,779 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 27,089 number | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 26,359 number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 25,714 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 25,146 number | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 24,610 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 24,081 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 23,547 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 22,975 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 22,738 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 22,581 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 22,359 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 21,898 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 21,039 number | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 20,071 number | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 18,696 number | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 17,080 number | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 15,361 number | -10.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 15,361 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 71% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 15,361 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 67% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31,502 number | 31,013 number | 32,525 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,043 number | 30,147 number | 31,590 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,646 number | 28,278 number | 29,619 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,675 number | 24,081 number | 28,989 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,298 number | 17,080 number | 23,547 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,361 number | 15,361 number | 15,361 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 141 Republic of Moldova 18,883 number compare
- 142 Equatorial Guinea 16,468 number compare
- 143 Albania 15,979 number compare
- 145 Timor-Leste 15,052 number compare
- 146 Eswatini 14,012 number compare
- 147 Lithuania 13,922 number compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -27.4 % change on previous year (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)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Puerto Rico?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Puerto Rico was 15,361 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 32,525 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,361 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 144th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.