Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 16,210 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Puerto Rico, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Puerto Rico is 16,210 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 33,328 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 16,210 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, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33,328 number | — |
| 1971 | 32,571 number | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 32,180 number | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 32,004 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 32,017 number | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 32,197 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 32,514 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 32,569 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 32,503 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 32,377 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 32,273 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 32,295 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 32,528 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 32,668 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 32,636 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 32,343 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 31,702 number | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 31,657 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 31,527 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 31,247 number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 30,761 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 30,007 number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 29,678 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 29,445 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 29,299 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 29,239 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 29,260 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 29,423 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 29,838 number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 30,232 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 30,396 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 30,086 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 29,711 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 29,191 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 28,585 number | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 28,007 number | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 27,561 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 27,128 number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 26,635 number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 26,092 number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 25,503 number | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 24,895 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 24,495 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 24,143 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 23,711 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 23,044 number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 22,007 number | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 20,934 number | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 19,517 number | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 17,900 number | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 16,210 number | -9.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 16,210 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 71% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 16,210 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 68% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32,426 number | 32,004 number | 33,328 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,088 number | 31,247 number | 32,668 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,718 number | 29,239 number | 30,761 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,339 number | 26,092 number | 30,396 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,615 number | 17,900 number | 25,503 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,210 number | 16,210 number | 16,210 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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, male in Puerto Rico?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Puerto Rico was 16,210 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 33,328 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,210 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 144th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.