Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 23.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
23.3%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
69th
of 98 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 2015
All-time low
23.3%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico, 2008–2018

01020302008201320182008: 24.6 %2009: 27.7 %2011: 26.1 %2012: 26.6 %2014: 28.4 %2015: 28.5 %2016: 24.7 %2018: 23.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico stood at 23.3%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico peaked at 28.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2018.

Puerto Rico ranks 69th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%) in Puerto Rico, 2008 to 2018.
Year % Change
2008 24.6%
2009 27.7% +12.3%
2011 26.1% -5.7%
2012 26.6% +1.9%
2014 28.4% +7.0%
2015 28.5% +0.4%
2016 24.7% -13.4%
2018 23.3% -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.1% 24.6% 27.7% 2
2010s 26.3% 23.3% 28.5% 6

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 66 Austria 24.3% compare
  2. 67 Serbia 23.7% compare
  3. 68 Poland 23.5% compare
  4. 70 Argentina 23.3%
  5. 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.0%
  6. 72 Estonia 22.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico?
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Puerto Rico was 23.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2018.
How does Puerto Rico rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Puerto Rico ranks 69th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.