Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0065 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0065 units per person.
The figure is up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.007 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.003 units per person, in 1977.
That places Puerto Rico 95th 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 13 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0038 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0039 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1977 | 0.003 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.007 units per person | +135.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 units per person | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.004 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0065 units per person | +81.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0065 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 1977.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 95th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers 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, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers 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, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.