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
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Puerto Rico stood at 84.8%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% 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 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 94.6% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171,527 (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 14.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release