Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 21,095 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
21,095 number
Change on year
down 32.4%
World rank
88th
of 147 countries
All-time high
51,841 number
in 2011
All-time low
21,095 number
in 2018
Years of data
7
2011–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 2011–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k2011201420182011: 51.8k number2012: 47.0k number2013: 38.7k number2014: 30.5k number2015: 27.4k number2016: 31.2k number2018: 21.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 21,095 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 32.4% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.

That places Puerto Rico 88th out of 147 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Puerto Rico, 2011 to 2018.
Year number Change
2011 51,841 number
2012 46,982 number -9.4%
2013 38,683 number -17.7%
2014 30,496 number -21.2%
2015 27,419 number -10.1%
2016 31,222 number +13.9%
2018 21,095 number -32.4%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 21,095 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,126 number, 2.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 21,095 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,051 number, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 86 Spain 21,783 number compare
  2. 87 Denmark 21,749 number compare
  3. 89 Uruguay 17,726 number compare
  4. 90 Greece 15,892 number compare
  5. 91 Mauritius 15,843 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 21,095 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 51,841 number in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 21,095 number in 2018.
How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Puerto Rico ranks 88th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.