Puerto Rico (US): Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

Since 1971 it is down 16.33% from 274,139 in 1971 (0.4% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 17 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2016, Puerto Rico (US)'s secondary education, general pupils fell 11.4% on 2015 (from 258,944 to 229,383).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2015), the average change was −1.8% and a typical year strayed about 4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.1% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.4% in 2016. 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 2016, Puerto Rico (US) had the 10th highest value of the 15 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 2016 ranking

• Chad — 7th of 15: 527,321
• Paraguay — 8th of 15: 514,351
• Papua New Guinea — 9th of 15: 463,600
• Fiji — 11th of 15: 92,262
• Dominica — 12th of 15: 5,618
• Marshall Islands — 13th of 15: 5,366

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 29 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 7,574 (2018)
• Argentina — 4.61 million (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 26,884 (2018)
• Barbados — 19,571 (2018)
• Belize — 37,052 (2018)
• Bolivia — 445,168 (2018)
• Brazil — 22.16 million (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 2,176 (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 3,476 (2018)
• Chile — 1.23 million (2017)
• Colombia

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, vocational pupils — 6,618 (2016)
• Secondary education, general pupils (% female) — 49.69% (2016)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 4.27% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils — 144,542 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Puerto Rico (US)'s secondary education, general pupils?

229,383 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 16.33% from 274,139 in 1971 (0.4% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 303,499 in 1975 and the lowest 157,380 in 1986.

How does Puerto Rico (US) rank?

10th highest of 15 economies with data for 2016.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Puerto Rico (US)?

In 2016, Puerto Rico (US)'s secondary education, general pupils fell 11.4% on 2015 (from 258,944 to 229,383). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2015), the average change was −1.8% and a typical year strayed about 4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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