School age population, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 227,650 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
227,650 number
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
138th
of 206 countries
All-time high
520,046 number
in 1984
All-time low
227,650 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico stood at 227,650 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 520,046 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 227,650 number, in 2020.
That places Puerto Rico 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 386,702 number | — |
| 1971 | 394,042 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 389,348 number | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 385,456 number | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 382,788 number | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 381,939 number | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 383,287 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 385,468 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 386,446 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 386,411 number | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 516,685 number | +33.7% |
| 1981 | 515,054 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 517,274 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 519,144 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 520,046 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 519,219 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 515,702 number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 512,465 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 510,601 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 508,898 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 505,892 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 499,894 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 492,823 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 486,040 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 479,976 number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 474,700 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 470,281 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 349,915 number | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 350,194 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 351,693 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 353,331 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 353,492 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 352,520 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 349,154 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 343,923 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 337,633 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 331,156 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 325,929 number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 320,262 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 314,189 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 307,712 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 300,799 number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 294,691 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 290,234 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 286,289 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 281,355 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 274,033 number | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 264,418 number | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 253,667 number | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 241,440 number | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 227,650 number | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 386,189 number | 381,939 number | 394,042 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 515,509 number | 508,898 number | 520,046 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 446,141 number | 349,915 number | 505,892 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 338,159 number | 314,189 number | 353,492 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 279,464 number | 241,440 number | 307,712 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,650 number | 227,650 number | 227,650 number | 1 |
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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, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 227,650 number in 2020, 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 520,046 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 227,650 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.