Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 83.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico stood at 83.9%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 94.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 90.6% | — |
| 2012 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.7% | 86.1% | 94.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 83.9% | 85.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 159,149 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -27.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,697 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -27.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,830 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 83.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release