Start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Start month of the academic school year was 8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 221 countries
All-time high
8
in 1997
All-time low
7
in 2023
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico peaked at 8 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2023.
That places Puerto Rico 140th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8 | — |
| 1998 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 140 Aruba 8 compare
- 140 Switzerland 8 compare
- 140 Denmark 8 compare
- 140 Dominican Republic 8 compare
- 140 Finland 8 compare
- 140 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 compare
- 140 Ireland 8 compare
- 140 Iceland 8 compare
- 140 Liechtenstein 8 compare
- 140 Luxembourg 8 compare
- 140 Norway 8 compare
- 140 Portugal 8 compare
- 140 Suriname 8 compare
- 140 Sweden 8 compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 159,149 (2023)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico?
- Start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico was 8 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Puerto Rico ranks 140th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release