School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) was 0.6946 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6946 years
World rank
21st
of 127 countries
All-time high
1.88 years
in 2011
All-time low
0.6946 years
in 2023
Years of data
7
2009–2023
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 21st of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) 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% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.6946 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2318 years, 3.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.6946 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5507 years, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
- 18 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7874 years
- 19 Cayman Islands 0.766 years compare
- 20 Montserrat 0.7244 years compare
- 22 Hungary 0.6823 years compare
- 23 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6658 years compare
- 24 Vanuatu 0.6531 years compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.8 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.75 (2024)
- 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)
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 21st out of 127 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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February 2026 Data Release