School age population, early … age female educational development in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, early … age female educational development was 28,016 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Puerto Rico, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Puerto Rico stood at 28,016.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Puerto Rico peaked at 53,916 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27,423, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 76th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early … age female educational development in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 53,916 | — |
| 2014 | 49,188 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 45,518 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 42,387 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 39,480 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 34,441 | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 32,802 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 31,644 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 29,440 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 27,998 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 27,423 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 27,718 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 28,016 | +1.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 28,016 is below the median for high income countries, which is 69,393, 40% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 28,016 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 101,972, 27% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42,533 | 32,802 | 53,916 | 7 |
| 2020s | 28,706 | 27,423 | 31,644 | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Puerto Rico was 28,016 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 53,916 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,423 in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Puerto Rico ranks 76th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release