Tertiary education, academic staff in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Tertiary education, academic staff was 54.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tertiary education, academic staff in Puerto Rico, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 54.1% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Puerto Rico peaked at 55.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2015.
Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 54.7% | — |
| 2014 | 53.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.4% | 53.8% | 55.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Puerto Rico
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,589 (2018)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Puerto Rico?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Puerto Rico was 54.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Puerto Rico ranks 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.