School age population, primary education, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, primary education, male was 116,546 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
116,546 number
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
138th
of 206 countries
All-time high
264,961 number
in 1984
All-time low
116,546 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Puerto Rico, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 116,546 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 264,961 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 116,546 number, in 2020.
Puerto Rico ranks 138th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 195,910 number | — |
| 1971 | 199,366 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 196,816 number | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 194,888 number | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 193,791 number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 193,749 number | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 194,761 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 196,156 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 196,785 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 196,776 number | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 263,159 number | +33.7% |
| 1981 | 262,639 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 263,379 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 264,304 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 264,961 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 264,698 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 262,776 number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 261,101 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 260,019 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 259,030 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 257,501 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 254,637 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 250,942 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 247,406 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 244,221 number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 241,448 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 239,148 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 177,941 number | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 178,241 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 179,254 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 180,387 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 180,744 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 180,091 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 178,208 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 175,506 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 172,545 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 169,824 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 167,988 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 165,849 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 163,357 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 160,423 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 157,037 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 153,737 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 151,128 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 148,647 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 145,576 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 141,267 number | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 135,965 number | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 130,099 number | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 123,608 number | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 116,546 number | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 195,900 number | 193,749 number | 199,366 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 262,607 number | 259,030 number | 264,961 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 227,074 number | 177,941 number | 257,501 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 173,450 number | 163,357 number | 180,744 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 144,749 number | 123,608 number | 160,423 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 116,546 number | 116,546 number | 116,546 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, primary education, male in Puerto Rico was 116,546 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 264,961 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,546 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.