School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 242,690 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico stood at 242,690 number. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 374,234 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 242,690 number, in 2020.
That places Puerto Rico 140th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 374,234 number | — |
| 1998 | 367,627 number | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 363,568 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 360,682 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 357,997 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 355,261 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 353,516 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 352,270 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 351,155 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 349,642 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 346,269 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 343,825 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 341,636 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 338,821 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 334,456 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 321,889 number | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 311,388 number | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 302,773 number | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 295,209 number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 288,241 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 271,128 number | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 256,973 number | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 246,921 number | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 242,690 number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 368,476 number | 363,568 number | 374,234 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 351,225 number | 341,636 number | 360,682 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 296,780 number | 246,921 number | 338,821 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 242,690 number | 242,690 number | 242,690 number | 1 |
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, secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 242,690 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 374,234 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,690 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 140th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.