School life expectancy, primary, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.34 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Puerto Rico, 2009β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Puerto Rico is 5.34 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 5.98 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.34 years, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 138th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.85 years | 5.85 years | 5.85 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.81 years | 5.6 years | 5.98 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.34 years | 5.34 years | 5.35 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 135 Suriname 5.41 years compare
- 136 Macau, China 5.41 years compare
- 137 Bahamas 5.38 years compare
- 139 Montenegro 5.33 years compare
- 140 Nigeria 5.33 years compare
- 141 St. Pierre and Miquelon 5.32 years
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 15,316 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Puerto Rico?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Puerto Rico was 5.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.34 years in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 138th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release