School age population, secondary education, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, secondary education, male was 127,460 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, male in Puerto Rico, 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 127,460 number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 190,018 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 127,460 number, in 2020.
That places Puerto Rico 139th 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, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 190,018 number | — |
| 1998 | 186,723 number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 184,878 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 183,672 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 182,502 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 180,862 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 179,923 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 179,302 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 178,655 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 177,616 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 175,475 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 174,126 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 173,289 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 172,518 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 171,335 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 166,319 number | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 162,086 number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 158,447 number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 154,976 number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 151,396 number | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 142,782 number | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 135,441 number | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 130,047 number | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 127,460 number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 187,206 number | 184,878 number | 190,018 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 178,542 number | 173,289 number | 183,672 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,535 number | 130,047 number | 172,518 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 127,460 number | 127,460 number | 127,460 number | 1 |
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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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,589 (2018)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Puerto Rico was 127,460 number in 2020, 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 190,018 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,460 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 139th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.