School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 126,714 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 126,714 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 183,430 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 126,714 number, in 2020.
That places Puerto Rico 144th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 183,430 number | — |
| 1998 | 181,212 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 179,751 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 178,361 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 176,943 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 176,386 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 176,452 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 176,214 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 175,312 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 173,820 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 172,468 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 171,044 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 169,034 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 166,347 number | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 163,161 number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 157,434 number | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 153,129 number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 149,847 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 146,970 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 144,069 number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 136,859 number | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 131,156 number | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 127,499 number | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 126,714 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 181,464 number | 179,751 number | 183,430 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 174,603 number | 169,034 number | 178,361 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 147,647 number | 127,499 number | 166,347 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,714 number | 126,714 number | 126,714 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 137,189 number compare
- 142 Albania 135,948 number compare
- 143 Lesotho 127,949 number compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 99,216 number compare
- 146 Timor-Leste 93,476 number compare
- 147 North Macedonia 90,980 number compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 126,714 number in 2020, 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 183,430 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,714 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 144th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.