Teachers in primary education, female in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Teachers in primary education, female was 12,589 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
12,589 number
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
119th
of 196 countries
All-time high
20,909 number
in 2010
All-time low
12,589 number
in 2018
Years of data
8
2010–2018

Teachers in primary education, female in Puerto Rico, 2010–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2010201420182010: 20.9k number2011: 18.2k number2012: 15.5k number2013: 17.8k number2014: 16.5k number2015: 15.7k number2016: 14.6k number2018: 12.6k number

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Puerto Rico, 2010 to 2018.
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%

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 116 Namibia 13,396 number compare
  2. 117 Slovakia 13,211 number compare
  3. 118 Singapore 13,116 number compare
  4. 120 Croatia 11,619 number compare
  5. 121 Guinea 11,528 number compare
  6. 122 Botswana 10,798 number compare

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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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.