Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 19.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
19.4%
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
79th
of 142 countries
All-time high
30.8%
in 2011
All-time low
19.4%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2011–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico, 2011–2018

01020302011201420182011: 30.8 %2012: 30.4 %2013: 26.2 %2014: 21 %2015: 20 %2016: 23.5 %2018: 19.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 19.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.

Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Puerto Rico, 2011 to 2018.
Year % Change
2011 30.8%
2012 30.4% -1.3%
2013 26.2% -13.8%
2014 21.0% -20.0%
2015 20.0% -4.6%
2016 23.5% +17.5%
2018 19.4% -17.6%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 19.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.9%, 2.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 19.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.6%, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 76 Ecuador 20.2% compare
  2. 77 Kuwait 19.5% compare
  3. 78 Dominica 19.4% compare
  4. 80 Brunei Darussalam 19.2% compare
  5. 81 Sao Tome and Principe 18.7% compare
  6. 82 Bahrain 18.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Puerto Rico was 19.4% 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, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2018.
How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Puerto Rico ranks 79th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.