Puerto Rico (US): Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

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, vocational pupils fell 13,402 on 2015 (from 20,020 to 6,618).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2015), the average change was +492.93 and a typical year strayed about 2,510 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12,800 in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 13,402 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 8th highest value of the 12 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

• Papua New Guinea — 5th of 12: 43,678
• Benin — 6th of 12: 27,875
• Chad — 7th of 12: 7,791
• Yemen, Rep. — 9th of 12: 4,792
• Eswatini — 10th of 12: 4,230
• Bermuda — 11th of 12: 0

What this measures

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

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

All 29 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 282 (2018)
• Belize — 3,301 (2018)
• Bolivia — 788,570 (2018)
• Brazil — 956,632 (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 79 (2017)
• Chile — 292,757 (2017)
• Colombia — 362,733 (2018)
• Costa Rica — 108,578 (2018)
• Cuba — 207,590 (2018)
• Dominica — 0 (2015)
• Dominican Republic

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, 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, vocational pupils?

6,618 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Puerto Rico (US) rank?

8th highest of 12 economies with data for 2016.

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

In 2016, Puerto Rico (US)'s secondary education, vocational pupils fell 13,402 on 2015 (from 20,020 to 6,618). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2015), the average change was +492.93 and a typical year strayed about 2,510 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, 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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