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

Latest (2020)
115,976 number
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
135th
of 205 countries
All-time high
190,804 number
in 1997
All-time low
115,976 number
in 2020
Years of data
24
1997–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 1997–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1997200820201997: 190.8k number1998: 186.4k number1999: 183.8k number2000: 182.3k number2001: 181.1k number2002: 178.9k number2003: 177.1k number2004: 176.1k number2005: 175.8k number2006: 175.8k number2007: 173.8k number2008: 172.8k number2009: 172.6k number2010: 172.5k number2011: 171.3k number2012: 164.5k number2013: 158.3k number2014: 152.9k number2015: 148.2k number2016: 144.2k number2017: 134.3k number2018: 125.8k number2019: 119.4k number2020: 116.0k number

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

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Puerto Rico, 1997 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 132 Ireland 128,810 number compare
  2. 133 Guinea-Bissau 124,415 number compare
  3. 134 Albania 120,990 number compare
  4. 136 Gabon 115,869 number compare
  5. 137 Armenia 101,798 number compare
  6. 138 North Macedonia 97,914 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.