School enrollment, primary in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School enrollment, primary was 87.9% in 2024. βΌ Falling
School enrollment, primary in Puerto Rico, 1971β2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary in Puerto Rico stood at 87.9%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Puerto Rico peaked at 114.5% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111.2% | 106.4% | 114.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 92.9% | 92.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 97.1% | 97.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 92.8% | 100.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 87.9% | 88.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 15,316 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Puerto Rico?
- School enrollment, primary in Puerto Rico was 87.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 114.5% in 1972.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Puerto Rico ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 (% 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.