School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 198,888 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico is 198,888 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 307,522 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 198,888 number, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 139th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 307,522 number | — |
| 1998 | 306,664 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 303,969 number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 300,354 number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 296,797 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 295,062 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 292,484 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 289,786 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 287,741 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 287,030 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 284,370 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 281,827 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 279,772 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 278,634 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 278,910 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 273,322 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 266,645 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 258,554 number | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 249,226 number | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 239,048 number | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 198,888 number | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 306,052 number | 303,969 number | 307,522 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 289,522 number | 279,772 number | 300,354 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 255,403 number | 198,888 number | 278,910 number | 8 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 198,888 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 307,522 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 198,888 number in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 139th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.