School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.3 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico stood at 5.3 years. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 7.43 years in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5.3 years, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 155th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.79 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.87 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 6.85 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 6.75 years | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 6.48 years | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 6.39 years | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 6.57 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 7.43 years | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 5.83 years | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 5.93 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.59 years | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 5.77 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 5.88 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.98 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.03 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.69 years | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.76 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 5.32 years | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 5.3 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.67 years | 6.39 years | 6.87 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 7.43 years | 7.43 years | 7.43 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.83 years | 5.83 years | 5.83 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.83 years | 5.59 years | 6.03 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.31 years | 5.3 years | 5.32 years | 2 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 5.3 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.43 years in 1982.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 years in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 155th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release