Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 84.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Puerto Rico, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 84.8% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Puerto Rico peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 190th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 100.0% | — |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 94.4% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (2024)
- 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)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Puerto Rico?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Puerto Rico was 84.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Puerto Rico ranks 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release