School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 115,976 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico stood at 115,976 number. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 190,804 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 115,976 number, in 2020.
Puerto Rico ranks 135th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 190,804 number | — |
| 1998 | 186,415 number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 183,817 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 182,321 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 181,054 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 178,875 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 177,064 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 176,056 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 175,843 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 175,822 number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 173,801 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 172,781 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 172,602 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 172,474 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 171,295 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 164,455 number | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 158,259 number | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 152,926 number | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 148,239 number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 144,172 number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 134,269 number | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 125,817 number | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 119,422 number | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 115,976 number | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 187,012 number | 183,817 number | 190,804 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 176,622 number | 172,602 number | 182,321 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,133 number | 119,422 number | 172,474 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,976 number | 115,976 number | 115,976 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 115,976 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 190,804 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,976 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 135th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.