School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 96,467 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico stood at 96,467. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 185,040 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 96,467, in 2025.
Puerto Rico ranks 146th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 185,040 | — |
| 1998 | 183,217 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 182,299 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 181,880 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 180,548 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 180,132 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 180,354 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 179,828 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 178,092 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 175,686 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 173,189 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 170,821 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 167,933 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 164,278 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 158,764 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 153,543 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 148,863 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 143,761 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 137,937 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 131,563 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 125,989 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 120,711 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 116,866 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 111,404 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 107,626 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 104,596 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 102,328 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 100,455 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 96,467 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 183,519 | 182,299 | 185,040 | 3 |
| 2000s | 176,846 | 167,933 | 181,880 | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,228 | 116,866 | 164,278 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,813 | 96,467 | 111,404 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 143 Jamaica 118,064 compare
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 117,957 compare
- 145 Albania 106,980 compare
- 147 Timor-Leste 90,189 compare
- 148 Singapore 87,711 compare
- 149 North Macedonia 87,335 compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,589 (2018)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,830 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -27.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 96,467 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 185,040 in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,467 in 2025.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 146th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release