Secondary education, pupils in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Secondary education, pupils was 49.5% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
49.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
81st
of 203 countries
All-time high
50.5%
in 2010
All-time low
49.4%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2009–2016
Secondary education, pupils in Puerto Rico, 2009–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 49.5% for secondary education, pupils in 2016.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Puerto Rico ranks 81st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Secondary education, pupils in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 50.0% | — |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 49.4% | 50.5% | 7 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Puerto Rico?
- Secondary education, pupils in Puerto Rico was 49.5% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Puerto Rico ranks 81st out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.