Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 4,686 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico is 4,686 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 9,406 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,466 number, in 2016.
That places Puerto Rico 90th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,855 number | — |
| 2012 | 4,889 number | -28.7% |
| 2013 | 9,406 number | +92.4% |
| 2014 | 4,965 number | -47.2% |
| 2015 | 4,831 number | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 4,466 number | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 4,686 number | +4.9% |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Puerto Rico was 4,686 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 9,406 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,466 number in 2016.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 90th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.