Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 86.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 86.75 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Puerto Rico peaked at 94.68 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 86.75, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 167th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 91.66 | — |
| 2011 | 89.67 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 92.27 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 93.54 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 94.68 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.49 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.8 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 89.97 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.15 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 86.75 | -0.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 86.75 is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 88% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 86.75 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.07, 91% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.81 | 89.67 | 94.68 | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.87 | 86.75 | 87 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.8 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,445 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,807 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 144,542 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Puerto Rico?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Puerto Rico was 86.75 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 94.68 in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.75 in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Puerto Rico ranks 167th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 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 of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – 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
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 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.