Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 1,694 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 1,694 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 7,392 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,694 number, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,392 number | — |
| 2011 | 6,425 number | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 5,457 number | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 2,990 number | -45.2% |
| 2015 | 2,113 number | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 1,970 number | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 1,694 number | -14.0% |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- 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 teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 1,694 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 7,392 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,694 number in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.