School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 5.45 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 2007–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Puerto Rico is 5.45 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 5.45 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.72 years, in 2007.
That places Puerto Rico 3rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.72 years | — |
| 2008 | 4.15 years | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 4.21 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.47 years | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 4.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.57 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.66 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.83 years | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 4.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.45 years | +11.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 5.45 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.2 years, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 5.45 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95 years, 2.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.02 years | 3.72 years | 4.21 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.74 years | 4.47 years | 5.45 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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, tertiary, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 5.45 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.45 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 years in 2007.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 3rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.