Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 13.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Puerto Rico, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 13.8% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.4% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
That places Puerto Rico 90th out of 143 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29.7% | — |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -29.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 13.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 13.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.5%, 67% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 87 Uzbekistan 14.7% compare
- 88 Bulgaria 14.4% compare
- 89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.3% compare
- 91 Brazil 12.3%
- 92 Seychelles 12.0% compare
- 93 Antigua and Barbuda 11.8% compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Puerto Rico?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Puerto Rico was 13.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 90th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.