Puerto Rico (US): Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Key figures

Since 2010 it is up 4.91 percentage points from 8.34% in 2010. The World Bank has no value for 5 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2024, Puerto Rico (US) had the 20th highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Puerto Rico (US) in the 2024 ranking

• Suriname — 16th of 101: 16.22%
• Bahamas, The — 17th of 101: 15.88%
• Paraguay — 18th of 101: 13.33%
• Ukraine — 20th of 101: 12.93%
• Côte d'Ivoire — 21st of 101: 12.6%
• Malaysia — 22nd of 101: 11.97%

What this measures

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Limitations: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 10 values

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1.71% (2023)
• Argentina — 0.73% (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 15.88% (2024)
• Barbados — 17.6% (2024)
• Belize — 10.68% (2024)
• Bolivia — 9.25% (2024)
• Brazil — 2.19% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 26.97% (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 5.17% (2024)
• Chile

More education data for Puerto Rico (US)

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 13 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 229,383 (2016)
• Secondary education, vocational pupils — 6,618 (2016)
• Secondary education, general pupils (% female) — 49.69% (2016)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 4.27% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Puerto Rico (US)'s children out of school (% of primary school age)?

13.25% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2010?

It is up 4.91 percentage points from 8.34% in 2010. The highest value was 13.25% in 2024 and the lowest 5.32% in 2014.

How does Puerto Rico (US) rank?

20th highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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