School age population, lower secondary education, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 65,780 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Puerto Rico, 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Puerto Rico is 65,780 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 93,354 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 65,780 number, in 2020.
Puerto Rico ranks 143rd of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 93,354 number | — |
| 1998 | 92,270 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 91,565 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 90,876 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 90,182 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 89,901 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 89,970 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 89,766 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 89,064 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 88,007 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 87,222 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 86,746 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 86,238 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 85,533 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 84,596 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 82,262 number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 80,335 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 78,676 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 77,083 number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 75,407 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 71,700 number | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 68,648 number | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 66,531 number | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 65,780 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92,396 number | 91,565 number | 93,354 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 88,797 number | 86,238 number | 90,876 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,077 number | 66,531 number | 85,533 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,780 number | 65,780 number | 65,780 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 140 Uruguay 71,819 number compare
- 141 Jamaica 70,172 number compare
- 142 Guinea-Bissau 68,790 number compare
- 144 Lesotho 63,706 number compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 49,561 number compare
- 146 Timor-Leste 47,422 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, male in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Puerto Rico was 65,780 number in 2020, 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 93,354 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,780 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 143rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.