School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 34,087 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
34,087 number
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
102nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
63,408 number
in 1997
All-time low
34,087 number
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Puerto Rico, 1997–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1997200820191997: 63.4k number1998: 62.7k number1999: 61.4k number2000: 60.2k number2001: 59.5k number2002: 59.0k number2003: 58.5k number2004: 58.0k number2005: 57.6k number2006: 57.4k number2007: 56.6k number2008: 56.1k number2009: 56.0k number2010: 56.2k number2011: 56.7k number2012: 55.3k number2013: 53.3k number2014: 50.8k number2015: 48.2k number2016: 45.8k number2017: 41.3k number2018: 37.1k number2019: 34.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 34,087 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 63,408 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 34,087 number, in 2019.

Puerto Rico ranks 102nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Puerto Rico, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 63,408 number
1998 62,659 number -1.2%
1999 61,383 number -2.0%
2000 60,231 number -1.9%
2001 59,478 number -1.3%
2002 59,010 number -0.8%
2003 58,497 number -0.9%
2004 57,972 number -0.9%
2005 57,570 number -0.7%
2006 57,379 number -0.3%
2007 56,617 number -1.3%
2008 56,095 number -0.9%
2009 55,958 number -0.2%
2010 56,163 number +0.4%
2011 56,685 number +0.9%
2012 55,321 number -2.4%
2013 53,315 number -3.6%
2014 50,806 number -4.7%
2015 48,249 number -5.0%
2016 45,825 number -5.0%
2017 41,292 number -9.9%
2018 37,142 number -10.1%
2019 34,087 number -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 62,483 number 61,383 number 63,408 number 3
2000s 57,881 number 55,958 number 60,231 number 10
2010s 47,888 number 34,087 number 56,685 number 10

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 99 Belarus 41,209 number compare
  2. 100 Kuwait 40,172 number compare
  3. 101 Guinea-Bissau 38,006 number compare
  4. 103 Norway 32,585 number compare
  5. 104 Eritrea 31,374 number compare
  6. 105 Hong Kong 30,637 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Puerto Rico?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Puerto Rico was 34,087 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 63,408 number in 1997.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 34,087 number in 2019.
How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Puerto Rico ranks 102nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.