School enrollment, primary, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School enrollment, primary, male was 87.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Puerto Rico, 2009–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Puerto Rico is 87.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 101.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 181st of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 96.8% | — |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 100.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 101.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 92.6% | 101.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 87.5% | 87.7% | 2 |
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 enrollment, primary, male in Puerto Rico?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Puerto Rico was 87.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 101.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 181st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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, male (% 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.