Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 19.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
19.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
21st
of 148 countries
All-time high
19.2%
in 2018
All-time low
8.9%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2011–2018

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

051015202011201420182011: 10.5 %2012: 8.9 %2013: 9.5 %2014: 9.5 %2015: 12.4 %2016: 19 %2018: 19.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 19.2% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 82.5% over ten years.

Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Puerto Rico, 2011 to 2018.
Year % Change
2011 10.5%
2012 8.9% -14.9%
2013 9.5% +7.0%
2014 9.5% -1.0%
2015 12.4% +31.3%
2016 19.0% +53.1%
2018 19.2% +0.7%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 19.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 21.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 19.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.2%, 4.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 18 Iraq 20.7%
  2. 19 Cameroon 20.6% compare
  3. 20 Honduras 19.8% compare
  4. 22 Guatemala 18.8% compare
  5. 23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.3% compare
  6. 24 Jamaica 17.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Puerto Rico?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Puerto Rico was 19.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2012.
How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Puerto Rico ranks 21st out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 82.5%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/