School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 21,093 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
21,093 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
139th
of 204 countries
All-time high
32,625 number
in 1986
All-time low
21,093 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Puerto Rico, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 21,093 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 32,625 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 21,093 number, in 2020.
Puerto Rico ranks 139th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,687 number | — |
| 1971 | 32,529 number | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 32,365 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 32,130 number | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 31,845 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 31,602 number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 31,475 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 31,737 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 31,864 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 31,872 number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 32,283 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 32,098 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 32,222 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 32,374 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 32,487 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 32,578 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 32,625 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 32,155 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 31,947 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 31,977 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 32,251 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 32,487 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 32,177 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 31,631 number | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 31,114 number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 30,580 number | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 30,061 number | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 29,267 number | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 29,024 number | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 28,817 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 28,690 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 28,717 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 28,891 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 28,893 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,785 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 28,544 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 28,088 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 27,589 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 27,026 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 26,360 number | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 25,642 number | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 24,992 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 24,308 number | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 23,805 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 23,432 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 23,125 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 22,807 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 21,980 number | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 21,394 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 21,198 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 21,093 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31,811 number | 30,687 number | 32,529 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,275 number | 31,947 number | 32,625 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,741 number | 28,817 number | 32,487 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,158 number | 26,360 number | 28,893 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,268 number | 21,198 number | 25,642 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,093 number | 21,093 number | 21,093 number | 1 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -27.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -27.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,697 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -27.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,830 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Puerto Rico was 21,093 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 32,625 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,093 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 139th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.