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
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Puerto Rico, 1997–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.