Puerto Rico (US): Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Key figures

Since 1973 it is down 1.31 percentage points from 51% in 1973. 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 (% female) rose 0.15 percentage points on 2015 (from 49.54% to 49.69%).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2015), the average change was −0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.84 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.84 percentage points in 1976 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.84 percentage points in 1977. 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 8th 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

• Naoero — 4th of 15: 50.4%
• Fiji — 5th of 15: 50.2%
• Marshall Islands — 6th of 15: 50.19%
• Kenya — 8th of 15: 49.24%
• Cameroon — 9th of 15: 48.46%
• Benin — 10th of 15: 42.66%

What this measures

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

Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.

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

All 27 values

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 48.96% (2018)
• Argentina — 50.18% (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 51.74% (2018)
• Barbados — 49.59% (2018)
• Belize — 50.89% (2018)
• Bolivia — 47.49% (2018)
• Brazil — 49.52% (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 51.7% (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 49.68% (2018)
• 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)
• 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 (% female)?

49.69% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is down 1.31 percentage points from 51% in 1973. The highest value was 53.84% in 1976 and the lowest 49.54% in 2015.

How does Puerto Rico (US) rank?

8th highest of 15 economies with data for 2016.

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

In 2016, Puerto Rico (US)'s secondary education, general pupils (% female) rose 0.15 percentage points on 2015 (from 49.54% to 49.69%). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2015), the average change was −0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.84 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC.FE.ZS, 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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