School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico stood at 4.91 years. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 6.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.91 years, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 141st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.32 years | — |
| 2010 | 5.22 years | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.06 years | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 5.21 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 5.38 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 5.49 years | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.95 years | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 5.21 years | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 5.34 years | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 6.64 years | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 4.91 years | -26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.32 years | 5.32 years | 5.32 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.36 years | 5.06 years | 5.95 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.78 years | 4.91 years | 6.64 years | 2 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 4.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.91 years in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 141st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release