Primary education, teachers in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Primary education, teachers was 87.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Puerto Rico, 2010–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, primary education, teachers in Puerto Rico stood at 87.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Puerto Rico peaked at 87.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2012.
That places Puerto Rico 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary education, teachers in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81.3% | — |
| 2011 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 48 Germany 87.3% compare
- 49 Guyana 87.3% compare
- 50 Poland 87.1% compare
- 52 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.6% compare
- 54 United Kingdom 86.4% compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Puerto Rico?
- Primary education, teachers in Puerto Rico was 87.1% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2012.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for primary education, teachers?
- Puerto Rico ranks 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.