School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 22,127 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
22,127 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
139th
of 204 countries
All-time high
34,011 number
in 1986
All-time low
22,127 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Puerto Rico, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Puerto Rico stood at 22,127 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 34,011 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 22,127 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, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31,227 number | — |
| 1971 | 33,589 number | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 33,287 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 32,902 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 32,487 number | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 32,254 number | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 32,301 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 32,716 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 32,997 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 33,151 number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 33,476 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 33,540 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 33,513 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 33,558 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 33,689 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 33,883 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 34,011 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 33,571 number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 33,290 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 33,227 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 33,400 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 33,582 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 33,254 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 32,733 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 32,227 number | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 31,708 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 31,188 number | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 30,314 number | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 30,065 number | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 29,864 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 29,769 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 29,890 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 30,111 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30,037 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 29,739 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 29,326 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 28,910 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 28,730 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 28,503 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 28,236 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 27,892 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 27,432 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 26,723 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 26,174 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 25,707 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 25,239 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 24,710 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 23,744 number | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 22,947 number | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 22,474 number | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 22,127 number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32,691 number | 31,227 number | 33,589 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,576 number | 33,227 number | 34,011 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,834 number | 29,864 number | 33,582 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,325 number | 28,236 number | 30,111 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,304 number | 22,474 number | 27,892 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,127 number | 22,127 number | 22,127 number | 1 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 159,149 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (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), gaps filled 84,830 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- 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, male in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Puerto Rico was 22,127 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 34,011 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,127 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 139th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.