Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0536 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0536 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 27.4% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.1026 units per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0536 units per person, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 182nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, 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% |
| 1982 | 0.0613 units per person | -35.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0805 units per person | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0781 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0735 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0737 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0742 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0742 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0789 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0678 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0665 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0737 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0536 units per person | -27.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0536 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0783 units per person, 68% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0536 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0767 units per person, 70% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -35.7% | 0.0953 units per person | 0.0613 units per person |
| 2009 | +31.3% | 0.0613 units per person | 0.0805 units per person |
| 2024 | -27.4% | 0.0737 units per person | 0.0536 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0996 units per person | 0.0953 units per person | 0.1026 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0613 units per person | 0.0613 units per person | 0.0613 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0805 units per person | 0.0805 units per person | 0.0805 units per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0734 units per person | 0.0665 units per person | 0.0789 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0637 units per person | 0.0536 units per person | 0.0737 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0536 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, 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, pupils, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0536 units per person in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, 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, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.