School age population, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 156,458 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
156,458
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
144th
of 222 countries
All-time high
543,542
in 1986
All-time low
156,458
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 156,458 for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 543,542 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 156,458, in 2025.
Puerto Rico ranks 144th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 410,405 | — |
| 1971 | 417,529 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 415,458 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 413,682 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 410,708 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 406,466 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 403,593 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 401,926 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 401,084 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 401,362 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 538,550 | +34.2% |
| 1981 | 536,503 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 535,849 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 537,064 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 538,318 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 541,637 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 543,542 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 543,406 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 540,105 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 532,600 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 523,993 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 513,218 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 505,700 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 498,444 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 494,353 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 492,732 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 492,749 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 369,674 | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 370,814 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 370,522 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 368,853 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 364,815 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 360,106 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 355,054 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 349,641 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 344,278 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 338,254 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 331,464 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 322,868 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 312,844 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 302,245 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 290,850 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 279,954 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 269,451 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 259,399 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 249,734 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 240,996 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 230,128 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 219,323 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 205,768 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 193,245 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 185,423 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 176,390 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 170,587 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 164,387 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 156,458 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 408,221 | 401,084 | 417,529 | 10 |
| 1980s | 538,757 | 532,600 | 543,542 | 10 |
| 1990s | 463,220 | 369,674 | 523,993 | 10 |
| 2000s | 344,818 | 312,844 | 368,853 | 10 |
| 2010s | 254,785 | 205,768 | 302,245 | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,415 | 156,458 | 193,245 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 156,458 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 543,542 in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,458 in 2025.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 144th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release