Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 21.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
21.3%
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
39th
of 138 countries
All-time high
24.0%
in 2016
All-time low
16.8%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2011–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Puerto Rico, 2011–2018

05101520252011201420182011: 22 %2012: 22.7 %2013: 19.4 %2014: 16.8 %2015: 18.5 %2016: 24 %2018: 21.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 21.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2018.

The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Puerto Rico ranks 39th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%) in Puerto Rico, 2011 to 2018.
Year % Change
2011 22.0%
2012 22.7% +3.1%
2013 19.4% -14.6%
2014 16.8% -13.4%
2015 18.5% +10.4%
2016 24.0% +29.4%
2018 21.3% -11.4%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 21.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 4.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 21.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.3%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 36 Cayman Islands 22.9% compare
  2. 37 Cape Verde 21.5% compare
  3. 38 Jamaica 21.3% compare
  4. 40 Indonesia 20.9% compare
  5. 41 Republic of Moldova 20.6% compare
  6. 42 Ghana 20.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Puerto Rico?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Puerto Rico was 21.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2014.
How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Puerto Rico ranks 39th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/