Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0659 units per person in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.0659 units per person
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
116th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.1026 units per person
in 1974
All-time low
0.0456 units per person
in 1989
Years of data
29
1971–2016

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1971–2016

00.0250.050.0750.11971199320161971: 0.099 units per person1972: 0.1 units per person1973: 0.101 units per person1974: 0.103 units per person1975: 0.101 units per person1976: 0.098 units per person1977: 0.095 units per person1978: 0.088 units per person1979: 0.081 units per person1980: 0.074 units per person1981: 0.068 units per person1982: 0.061 units per person1983: 0.056 units per person1984: 0.052 units per person1985: 0.049 units per person1986: 0.046 units per person1987: 0.046 units per person1988: 0.046 units per person1989: 0.046 units per person1990: 0.046 units per person1991: 0.046 units per person1992: 0.047 units per person1993: 0.047 units per person1994: 0.047 units per person1995: 0.046 units per person2013: 0.072 units per person2014: 0.072 units per person2015: 0.073 units per person2016: 0.066 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.0659 units per person for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 8.7% over five years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.1026 units per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0456 units per person, in 1989.

Puerto Rico ranks 116th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1971 to 2016.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0992 units per person
1972 0.0998 units per person +0.6%
1973 0.1006 units per person +0.8%
1974 0.1026 units per person +2.0%
1975 0.1014 units per person -1.2%
1976 0.0982 units per person -3.1%
1977 0.0953 units per person -2.9%
1978 0.0878 units per person -7.9%
1979 0.0809 units per person -7.8%
1980 0.0742 units per person -8.3%
1981 0.0677 units per person -8.8%
1982 0.0613 units per person -9.4%
1983 0.0556 units per person -9.3%
1984 0.0524 units per person -5.8%
1985 0.0492 units per person -6.1%
1986 0.0462 units per person -6.1%
1987 0.0465 units per person +0.7%
1988 0.0461 units per person -0.9%
1989 0.0456 units per person -0.9%
1990 0.0461 units per person +1.0%
1991 0.0463 units per person +0.5%
1992 0.0466 units per person +0.6%
1993 0.0467 units per person +0.3%
1994 0.0469 units per person +0.2%
1995 0.0464 units per person -0.9%
2013 0.0722 units per person +55.5%
2014 0.0722 units per person +0.0%
2015 0.0732 units per person +1.4%
2016 0.0659 units per person -10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0962 units per person 0.0809 units per person 0.1026 units per person 9
1980s 0.0545 units per person 0.0456 units per person 0.0742 units per person 10
1990s 0.0465 units per person 0.0461 units per person 0.0469 units per person 6
2010s 0.0709 units per person 0.0659 units per person 0.0732 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 113 American Samoa 0.0666 units per person compare
  2. 114 British Virgin Islands 0.0665 units per person compare
  3. 115 Chile 0.0662 units per person compare
  4. 117 Saint Lucia 0.0658 units per person compare
  5. 118 Panama 0.0654 units per person compare
  6. 119 Gibraltar 0.0646 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0659 units per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.1026 units per person in 1974.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0456 units per person in 1989.
How does Puerto Rico rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Puerto Rico ranks 116th out of 204 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.