Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 16,563 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 2008–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 16,563 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 17,200 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14,034 number, in 2008.
That places Puerto Rico 71st out of 176 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14,034 number | — |
| 2009 | 15,206 number | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 16,190 number | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 15,985 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 16,001 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 15,810 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 15,885 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16,235 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 17,200 number | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 16,563 number | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,620 number | 14,034 number | 15,206 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 16,234 number | 15,810 number | 17,200 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 68 Afghanistan 17,215 number compare
- 69 Croatia 17,004 number compare
- 70 New Zealand 16,834 number compare
- 72 Czechia 16,426 number compare
- 73 Cambodia 16,167 number compare
- 74 Tajikistan 15,933 number compare
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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 87.93 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 16,563 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 17,200 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,034 number in 2008.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 71st out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.