Primary enrollment selected countries in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Primary enrollment selected countries was 86.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary enrollment selected countries in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 86.75 for primary enrollment selected countries in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries in Puerto Rico peaked at 94.68 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 86.75, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 167th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries 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% |
| 2018 | 90.15 | +0.4% |
| 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 | 92.03 | 89.67 | 94.68 | 8 |
| 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)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.75 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries in Puerto Rico?
- Primary enrollment selected countries in Puerto Rico was 86.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 94.68 in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.75 in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for primary enrollment selected countries?
- Puerto Rico ranks 167th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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