Puerto Rico (US): School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.95 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.34 percentage points in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Puerto Rico (US) had the 10th highest value of the 43 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 2023 ranking

• United Kingdom — 7th of 43: 38.15%
• Mali — 8th of 43: 35.12%
• Suriname — 9th of 43: 33.75%
• Argentina — 11th of 43: 25.81%
• Nigeria — 12th of 43: 23.27%
• Angola — 13th of 43: 18.15%

What this measures

Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

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

All 15 values

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 48.76% (2018)
• Argentina — 25.81% (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 27.46% (2024)
• Barbados — 12.93% (2024)
• Belize — 80.72% (2024)
• Bolivia — 10.06% (2024)
• Brazil — 19.14% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 22.46% (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 47.19% (2024)

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 school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)?

29.17% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 18.34 percentage points from 10.83% in 1971. The highest value was 29.17% in 2023 and the lowest 10.76% in 1972.

How does Puerto Rico (US) rank?

10th highest of 43 economies with data for 2023.

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.PRIV.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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