Start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Start month of the academic school year was 8 tertiary education in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
8 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9 tertiary education
in 1997
All-time low
1 tertiary education
in 2015
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
In 2023, start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico stood at 8 tertiary education.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico peaked at 9 tertiary education in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1 tertiary education, in 2015.
That places Puerto Rico 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 tertiary education | — |
| 1998 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 tertiary education | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 9 tertiary education | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 tertiary education | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 tertiary education | -85.7% |
| 2016 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 tertiary education | +700.0% |
| 2018 | 1 tertiary education | -87.5% |
| 2019 | 8 tertiary education | +700.0% |
| 2020 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.8 tertiary education | 7 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 126 Belize 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Bermuda 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Switzerland 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Denmark 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Finland 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Ghana 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Iceland 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Liechtenstein 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Mexico 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Netherlands 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Norway 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Saudi Arabia 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Uganda 8 tertiary education compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,830 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 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 start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico?
- Start month of the academic school year in Puerto Rico was 8 tertiary education in 2023, 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 9 tertiary education in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Puerto Rico ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release