School enrollment, primary, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School enrollment, primary, female was 88.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Puerto Rico, 2009–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 88.4% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 99.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88.4%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 97.5% | — |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 93.0% | 99.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 88.4% | 88.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,589 (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Puerto Rico?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Puerto Rico was 88.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.