Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 42.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 42.7% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.8% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Puerto Rico peaked at 84.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2023.
That places Puerto Rico 125th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.7% | 32.5% | 84.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 30.6% | 42.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 15,316 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.939 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Puerto Rico?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Puerto Rico was 42.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Puerto Rico ranks 125th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.