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

Puerto Rico: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 17,959 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
17,959 number
Change on year
down 30.3%
World rank
72nd
of 138 countries
All-time high
33,385 number
in 2011
All-time low
17,615 number
in 2014
Years of data
7
2011–2018

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k2011201420182011: 33.4k number2012: 27.3k number2013: 21.9k number2014: 17.6k number2015: 18.4k number2016: 25.8k number2018: 18.0k 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, female in Puerto Rico is 17,959 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 30.3% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.

That places Puerto Rico 72nd out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Puerto Rico, 2011 to 2018.
Year number Change
2011 33,385 number
2012 27,348 number -18.1%
2013 21,866 number -20.0%
2014 17,615 number -19.4%
2015 18,424 number +4.6%
2016 25,772 number +39.9%
2018 17,959 number -30.3%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 17,959 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,744 number, 3.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 17,959 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,209 number, 81% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 69 Lesotho 21,468 number compare
  2. 70 Namibia 20,721 number
  3. 71 United Arab Emirates 18,949 number compare
  4. 73 Serbia 17,927 number compare
  5. 74 Slovakia 17,513 number compare
  6. 75 Greece 16,928 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Puerto Rico?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Puerto Rico was 17,959 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 33,385 number in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 17,615 number in 2014.
How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Puerto Rico ranks 72nd out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/