Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 87.93 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Puerto Rico, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Puerto Rico is 87.93, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Puerto Rico peaked at 114.5 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 87.93, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 192nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 113.22 | — |
| 1972 | 114.5 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 114.09 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 112.5 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 107.95 | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 106.42 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 109.51 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 92.9 | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 97.12 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 99.17 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 92.79 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 95.89 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 97.88 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 99.83 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 100.34 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.42 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 94.75 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.09 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 88.08 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 87.93 | -0.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 87.93 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.82, 88% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 87.93 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.49, 88% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111.17 | 106.42 | 114.5 | 7 |
| 1980s | 92.9 | 92.9 | 92.9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.12 | 97.12 | 97.12 | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.68 | 92.79 | 100.34 | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.01 | 87.93 | 88.08 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Puerto Rico?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Puerto Rico was 87.93 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 114.5 in 1972.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.93 in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Puerto Rico ranks 192nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 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
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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.