Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 6,551 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico stood at 6,551 number.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 12,232 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6,132 number, in 2016.
Puerto Rico ranks 101st of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,699 number | — |
| 2012 | 6,300 number | -27.6% |
| 2013 | 12,232 number | +94.2% |
| 2014 | 6,833 number | -44.1% |
| 2015 | 6,576 number | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 6,132 number | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 6,551 number | +6.8% |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -27.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 73,931 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.022 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,697 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 6,551 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 12,232 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,132 number in 2016.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 101st out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.