School age population, upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 54,296 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico, 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico is 54,296 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 94,140 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 54,296 number, in 2020.
That places Puerto Rico 136th 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, upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 94,140 number | — |
| 1998 | 91,962 number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 90,504 number | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 89,525 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 88,734 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 87,914 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 87,111 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 86,520 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 86,252 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 86,213 number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 85,548 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 85,401 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 85,551 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85,489 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 84,556 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 80,398 number | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 76,508 number | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 73,155 number | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 70,346 number | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 68,183 number | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 63,187 number | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 59,024 number | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 55,906 number | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 54,296 number | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92,202 number | 90,504 number | 94,140 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 86,877 number | 85,401 number | 89,525 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,675 number | 55,906 number | 85,489 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,296 number | 54,296 number | 54,296 number | 1 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico was 54,296 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 94,140 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,296 number in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 136th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.