Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 1.03 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPI, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | — |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | -0.9% |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 27 Bhutan 1.03 GPI compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 1.03 GPI compare
- 29 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.03 GPI compare
- 31 British Virgin Islands 1.03 GPI compare
- 32 Mauritius 1.03 GPI compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 1.03 GPI compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 159,149 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Puerto Rico was 1.03 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Puerto Rico ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.