School enrollment, primary, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School enrollment, primary, female was 76.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Puerto Rico, 2010–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2016, school enrollment, primary, female in Puerto Rico stood at 76.8%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
That places Puerto Rico 146th out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School enrollment, primary, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 92.5% | — |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | -6.3% |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 143 Yemen 78.7% compare
- 144 Madagascar 77.8%
- 145 Burkina Faso 77.7% compare
- 147 Bahamas 75.1% compare
- 148 Nepal 74.8%
- 149 Guinea-Bissau 69.5%
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 87.93 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Puerto Rico?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Puerto Rico was 76.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2016.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 146th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.