School enrollment, primary, private in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School enrollment, primary, private was 29.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Puerto Rico, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, primary, private in Puerto Rico stood at 29.2%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Puerto Rico peaked at 29.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1972.
Puerto Rico ranks 39th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.8% | — |
| 1972 | 10.8% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +105.0% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 10.8% | 11.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 22.6% | 25.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 36 Australia 31.8% compare
- 37 Spain 31.7% compare
- 38 New Caledonia 31.3% compare
- 40 Ghana 28.4% compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 28.2% compare
- 42 Guinea-Bissau 27.7% compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,830 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 159,149 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -27.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,697 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -27.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Puerto Rico?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Puerto Rico was 29.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1972.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Puerto Rico ranks 39th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.