School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 111,104 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Puerto Rico, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 111,104 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 255,085 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 111,104 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, female (number) (age female) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 190,792 number | — |
| 1971 | 194,676 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 192,532 number | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 190,568 number | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 188,997 number | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 188,190 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 188,526 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 189,312 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 189,661 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 189,635 number | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 253,526 number | +33.7% |
| 1981 | 252,415 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 253,895 number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 254,840 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 255,085 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 254,521 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 252,926 number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 251,364 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 250,582 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 249,868 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 248,391 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 245,257 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 241,881 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 238,634 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 235,755 number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 233,252 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 231,133 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 171,974 number | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 171,953 number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 172,439 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 172,944 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 172,748 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 172,429 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 170,946 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 168,417 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 165,088 number | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 161,332 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 157,941 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 154,413 number | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 150,832 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 147,289 number | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 143,762 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 140,954 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 139,106 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 137,642 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 135,779 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 132,766 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 128,453 number | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 123,568 number | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 117,832 number | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 111,104 number | -5.7% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 111,104 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 111,104 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +33.7% | 189,635 number | 253,526 number |
| 1997 | -25.6% | 231,133 number | 171,974 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 190,289 number | 188,190 number | 194,676 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 252,902 number | 249,868 number | 255,085 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 219,067 number | 171,953 number | 248,391 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 164,709 number | 150,832 number | 172,944 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 134,715 number | 117,832 number | 147,289 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,104 number | 111,104 number | 111,104 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.8 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.75 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,445 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,807 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 144,542 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, primary education, female in Puerto Rico was 111,104 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 255,085 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,104 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.