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 21.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Puerto Rico, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 21.2% 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.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Puerto Rico ranks 14th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12.8% | — |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +39.2% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +0.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 21.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 16.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 21.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.4%, 4.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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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 21.2% 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 21.2% 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 11.9% in 2013.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Puerto Rico ranks 14th out of 149 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 66.0%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/