Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) was 90,171 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
90,171 number
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
97th
of 187 countries
All-time high
103,438 number
in 2012
All-time low
29,730 number
in 1971
Years of data
23
1971–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Puerto Rico, 1971–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1971199420181971: 29.7k number1972: 32.2k number1973: 33.5k number1974: 39.2k number1975: 40.7k number1976: 45.4k number1977: 45.3k number1978: 52.9k number1979: 52.0k number1980: 54.6k number1981: 53.7k number1982: 54.2k number2007: 82.2k number2008: 90.2k number2009: 93.4k number2010: 101.9k number2011: 103.1k number2012: 103.4k number2013: 101.7k number2014: 100.7k number2015: 101.1k number2016: 98.2k number2018: 90.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 90,171 number for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in 2018.

The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 103,438 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29,730 number, in 1971.

That places Puerto Rico 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Puerto Rico, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 29,730 number —
1972 32,210 number +8.3%
1973 33,460 number +3.9%
1974 39,202 number +17.2%
1975 40,673 number +3.8%
1976 45,379 number +11.6%
1977 45,345 number -0.1%
1978 52,893 number +16.6%
1979 52,000 number -1.7%
1980 54,592 number +5.0%
1981 53,669 number -1.7%
1982 54,196 number +1.0%
2007 82,236 number +51.7%
2008 90,188 number +9.7%
2009 93,411 number +3.6%
2010 101,902 number +9.1%
2011 103,055 number +1.1%
2012 103,438 number +0.4%
2013 101,707 number -1.7%
2014 100,711 number -1.0%
2015 101,064 number +0.4%
2016 98,192 number -2.8%
2018 90,171 number -8.2%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 90,171 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,171 number, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 90,171 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55,883 number, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +51.7% 54,196 number 82,236 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 41,210 number 29,730 number 52,893 number 9
1980s 54,152 number 53,669 number 54,592 number 3
2000s 88,612 number 82,236 number 93,411 number 3
2010s 100,030 number 90,171 number 103,438 number 8

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 94 Uganda 93,213 number compare
  2. 95 Tanzania 93,146 number compare
  3. 96 Benin 90,798 number compare
  4. 98 El Salvador 88,006 number compare
  5. 99 Burkina Faso 85,834 number compare
  6. 100 Palestine 84,421 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Puerto Rico?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Puerto Rico was 90,171 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 103,438 number in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 29,730 number in 1971.
How does Puerto Rico rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Puerto Rico ranks 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
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The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.