School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 39,404 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Puerto Rico, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 39,404 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 65,034 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 39,404, in 2025.
Puerto Rico ranks 107th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 64,416 | — |
| 1998 | 65,034 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 64,654 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 63,900 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 63,177 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 61,370 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 59,062 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 57,229 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 56,025 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 55,495 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 55,920 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 56,785 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 57,502 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 57,771 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 56,268 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 54,074 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 52,012 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 50,149 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 48,419 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 46,862 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 45,829 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 42,158 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 43,119 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 43,241 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 42,054 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 40,353 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 40,036 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 40,269 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 39,404 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64,701 | 64,416 | 65,034 | 3 |
| 2000s | 58,646 | 55,495 | 63,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,666 | 42,158 | 57,771 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,893 | 39,404 | 43,241 | 6 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,589 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 159,149 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Puerto Rico was 39,404 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 65,034 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,404 in 2025.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 107th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release