School age population, lower secondary education, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 49,439 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Puerto Rico, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 49,439 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 95,520 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 49,439, in 2025.
That places Puerto Rico 146th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 95,520 | — |
| 1998 | 94,372 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 93,800 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 93,511 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 92,480 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 91,964 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 91,964 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91,649 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 90,774 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 89,612 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 88,469 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 87,408 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 85,971 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 84,036 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 81,041 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 78,284 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 75,935 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 73,444 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 70,611 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 67,417 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 64,525 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 61,846 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 59,777 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 57,061 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 55,387 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 53,927 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 52,686 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 51,552 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 49,439 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94,564 | 93,800 | 95,520 | 3 |
| 2000s | 90,380 | 85,971 | 93,511 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,692 | 59,777 | 84,036 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,342 | 49,439 | 57,061 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61,126 compare
- 144 Jamaica 60,096 compare
- 145 Albania 55,323 compare
- 147 Timor-Leste 45,867 compare
- 148 Singapore 45,064 compare
- 149 North Macedonia 44,346 compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Puerto Rico was 49,439 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 95,520 in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,439 in 2025.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 146th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release