Primary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0451 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0451 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.1711 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0451 units per person, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 189th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1711 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.1689 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.164 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1572 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1466 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1411 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1425 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1519 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0812 units per person | -46.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0805 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0731 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0733 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0726 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0722 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0709 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0654 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0634 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0469 units per person | -26.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0451 units per person | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1559 units per person | 0.1411 units per person | 0.1711 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.1519 units per person | 0.1519 units per person | 0.1519 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0812 units per person | 0.0812 units per person | 0.0812 units per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0714 units per person | 0.0634 units per person | 0.0805 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.046 units per person | 0.0451 units per person | 0.0469 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -27.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -27.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0451 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1711 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0451 units per person in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.