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
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1971–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 113 American Samoa 0.0666 units per person compare
- 114 British Virgin Islands 0.0665 units per person compare
- 115 Chile 0.0662 units per person compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 0.0658 units per person compare
- 118 Panama 0.0654 units per person compare
- 119 Gibraltar 0.0646 units per person compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,589 (2018)
- 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)
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.