School age population, secondary education, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, secondary education, male was 104,987 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, male in Puerto Rico, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 104,987 for school age population, secondary education, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 193,747 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 104,987, in 2025.
That places Puerto Rico 144th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 193,747 | — |
| 1998 | 191,445 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 190,241 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 189,246 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 185,532 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 182,194 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 180,347 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 179,310 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 178,668 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 178,140 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 177,239 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 175,804 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 173,585 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 170,695 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 164,862 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 158,732 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 153,262 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 148,204 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 143,383 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 138,578 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 133,814 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 126,339 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 122,780 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 117,938 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 114,503 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 111,608 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 109,880 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 108,267 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 104,987 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 191,811 | 190,241 | 193,747 | 3 |
| 2000s | 180,006 | 173,585 | 189,246 | 10 |
| 2010s | 146,065 | 122,780 | 170,695 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,197 | 104,987 | 117,938 | 6 |
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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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,589 (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Puerto Rico was 104,987 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 193,747 in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,987 in 2025.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 144th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release