School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Puerto Rico, 2009–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 81.5% for school enrollment, secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Puerto Rico peaked at 110.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 135th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 88.6% | — |
| 2010 | 87.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 110.4% | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | -26.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 81.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.1%, 79% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 81.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.8%, 88% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 88.6% | 88.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 84.1% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 81.5% | 110.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,445 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,807 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 144,542 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Puerto Rico?
- School enrollment, secondary in Puerto Rico was 81.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 110.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Puerto Rico ranks 135th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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, secondary (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.