Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 9,161 number in 2018. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Puerto Rico, 2013β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Puerto Rico stood at 9,161 number.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
That places Puerto Rico 54th out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 51 South Africa 10,132 number
- 52 Morocco 9,721 number compare
- 53 Hungary 9,368 number
- 55 Dominican Republic 8,871 number compare
- 56 Armenia 8,636 number compare
- 57 Australia 8,626 number
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)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 15,316 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Puerto Rico?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Puerto Rico was 9,161 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 9,318 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,550 number in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 54th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.