Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 86.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 86.7% for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 94.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 165th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 91.7% | — |
| 2011 | 89.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.0% | 89.7% | 94.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.7% | 87.0% | 2 |
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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, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 86.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 165th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release