School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 0.6946 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Puerto Rico, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.6946 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.88 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6946 years, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 20th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.15 years | — |
| 2010 | 1.45 years | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 1.88 years | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 1.11 years | -41.2% |
| 2016 | 1.13 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8342 years | -26.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6946 years | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 years | 1.15 years | 1.15 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.28 years | 0.8342 years | 1.88 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6946 years | 0.6946 years | 0.6946 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 17 Poland 0.8657 years compare
- 18 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7874 years
- 19 Cayman Islands 0.766 years compare
- 21 Hungary 0.6823 years compare
- 22 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6658 years compare
- 23 Vanuatu 0.6531 years compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Puerto Rico?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Puerto Rico was 0.6946 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6946 years in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 20th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release