Teachers in primary education, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Teachers in primary education, female was 12,589 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female in Puerto Rico, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 12,589 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 20,909 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12,589 number, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 119th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in primary education, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20,909 number | — |
| 2011 | 18,194 number | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 15,479 number | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 17,824 number | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 16,496 number | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 15,703 number | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 14,634 number | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 12,589 number | -14.0% |
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- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Puerto Rico?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Puerto Rico was 12,589 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 20,909 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,589 number in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 119th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. 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 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 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.