Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 3,874 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico stood at 3,874 number. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.5% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 13,663 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,874 number, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 81st of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,663 number | — |
| 2012 | 10,351 number | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 6,135 number | -40.7% |
| 2014 | 6,090 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5,846 number | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 5,418 number | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 3,874 number | -28.5% |
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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)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Puerto Rico was 3,874 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 13,663 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,874 number in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 81st out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.