Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 1,574 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Puerto Rico, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Puerto Rico stood at 1,574 number. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 6,135 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,574 number, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 133rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,135 number | — |
| 2011 | 5,348 number | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 4,561 number | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 2,905 number | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 1,964 number | -32.4% |
| 2016 | 1,829 number | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 1,574 number | -13.9% |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,589 (2018)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Puerto Rico?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Puerto Rico was 1,574 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 6,135 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,574 number in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 133rd out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.