School age population, lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 60,934 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico, 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico stood at 60,934 number. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 90,076 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 60,934 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, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 90,076 number | — |
| 1998 | 88,942 number | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 88,186 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 87,485 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 86,761 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 86,485 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 86,482 number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 86,448 number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 86,248 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 85,813 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 85,246 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 84,298 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 82,796 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 80,814 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 78,565 number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 75,172 number | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 72,794 number | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 71,171 number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 69,887 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 68,662 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 65,159 number | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 62,508 number | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 60,968 number | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 60,934 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89,068 number | 88,186 number | 90,076 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 85,806 number | 82,796 number | 87,485 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,570 number | 60,968 number | 80,814 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,934 number | 60,934 number | 60,934 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 141 Georgia 66,803 number compare
- 142 Lesotho 64,243 number compare
- 143 Albania 62,883 number compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 49,655 number compare
- 146 Timor-Leste 46,054 number compare
- 147 North Macedonia 44,052 number compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,589 (2018)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico was 60,934 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 90,076 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,934 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 144th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.