Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education was 29.17 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Puerto Rico, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 29.17 for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Puerto Rico peaked at 29.17 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.76, in 1972.
That places Puerto Rico 42nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.83 | — |
| 1972 | 10.76 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 10.85 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 11.08 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 11.67 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 23.92 | +105.0% |
| 2010 | 22.58 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 24.52 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 23.97 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 23.34 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 23.77 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 23.97 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 25.79 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 24.88 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 23.98 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 29.17 | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.04 | 10.76 | 11.67 | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.92 | 23.92 | 23.92 | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.09 | 22.58 | 25.79 | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.17 | 29.17 | 29.17 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 39 Spain 31.71 compare
- 40 New Caledonia 31.31 compare
- 41 Cook Islands 29.73 compare
- 43 Ghana 28.4 compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 28.18 compare
- 45 Guinea-Bissau 27.69 compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 73,931 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Puerto Rico?
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Puerto Rico was 29.17 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 29.17 in 2023.
- What is the lowest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.76 in 1972.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education?
- Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.