Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 5,274 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 5,274 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 30.8% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 17,462 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,274 number, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 95th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17,462 number | — |
| 2012 | 13,339 number | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 8,664 number | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 8,604 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 8,173 number | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 7,621 number | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 5,274 number | -30.8% |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 92 Republic of Moldova 6,125 number compare
- 93 Mozambique 5,888 number
- 94 Mongolia 5,412 number
- 96 Bahrain 5,156 number compare
- 97 Qatar 4,784 number compare
- 98 Mauritania 4,491 number compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 5,274 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 17,462 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,274 number in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 95th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.8%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.