Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 13.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 13.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 149.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 13.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2014.
That places Puerto Rico 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.3% | — |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +85.3% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +32.0% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.3% | 10.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.0% | 13.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -27.4 % change on previous year (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)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Puerto Rico was 13.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.