Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 46,742 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
46,742 number
Change on year
down 24.7%
World rank
73rd
of 142 countries
All-time high
71,100 number
in 2011
All-time low
44,204 number
in 2014
Years of data
7
2011–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Puerto Rico, 2011–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2011201420182011: 71.1k number2012: 65.1k number2013: 53.3k number2014: 44.2k number2015: 47.1k number2016: 62.1k number2018: 46.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Puerto Rico is 46,742 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 24.7% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.

Puerto Rico ranks 73rd of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Puerto Rico, 2011 to 2018.
Year number Change
2011 71,100 number
2012 65,098 number -8.4%
2013 53,270 number -18.2%
2014 44,204 number -17.0%
2015 47,144 number +6.7%
2016 62,076 number +31.7%
2018 46,742 number -24.7%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 46,742 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,507 number, 3.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 46,742 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,069 number, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 70 Lesotho 52,531 number compare
  2. 71 Jamaica 48,069 number compare
  3. 72 Mongolia 46,853 number
  4. 74 Namibia 43,474 number
  5. 75 Serbia 40,586 number compare
  6. 76 Slovakia 35,860 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Puerto Rico?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Puerto Rico was 46,742 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 71,100 number in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 44,204 number in 2014.
How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Puerto Rico ranks 73rd out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/