Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 20,845 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Puerto Rico, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Puerto Rico is 20,845, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Puerto Rico peaked at 26,161 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9,202, in 1977.
That places Puerto Rico 122nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10,432 | — |
| 1972 | 10,849 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 10,602 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 10,354 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 10,107 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 9,860 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 9,202 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 26,161 | +184.3% |
| 2011 | 22,900 | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 19,639 | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 20,896 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 15,437 | -26.1% |
| 2015 | 14,749 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 13,753 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 12,789 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 11,825 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 20,845 | +76.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 20,845 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,363, 71% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 20,845 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,739, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +184.3% | 9,202 | 26,161 |
| 2024 | +76.3% | 11,825 | 20,845 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,201 | 9,202 | 10,849 | 7 |
| 2010s | 17,572 | 11,825 | 26,161 | 9 |
| 2020s | 20,845 | 20,845 | 20,845 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -27.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,697 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -27.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,830 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Puerto Rico?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Puerto Rico was 20,845 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 26,161 in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,202 in 1977.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Puerto Rico ranks 122nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.