School age population, tertiary education, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, tertiary education, male was 105,242 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Puerto Rico, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, male in Puerto Rico stood at 105,242 number. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 154,609 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 105,242 number, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 139th of 203 countries on this measure, 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, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 154,609 number | — |
| 1998 | 153,768 number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 152,106 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 150,184 number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 148,630 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 148,273 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 147,082 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 145,572 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 144,403 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 144,207 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 143,372 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 142,413 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 141,429 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 140,695 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 140,470 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 137,702 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 134,563 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 131,013 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 127,104 number | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 123,023 number | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 105,242 number | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 153,494 number | 152,106 number | 154,609 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 145,556 number | 141,429 number | 150,184 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,976 number | 105,242 number | 140,695 number | 8 |
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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)
- 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, tertiary education, male in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Puerto Rico was 105,242 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 154,609 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,242 number in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 139th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.