Population of compulsory school age, female in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Population of compulsory school age, female was 310,736 number in 2013. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2013)
310,736 number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
113th
of 186 countries
All-time high
465,807 number
in 2001
All-time low
310,736 number
in 2013
Years of data
17
1997–2013

Population of compulsory school age, female in Puerto Rico, 1997–2013

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1997200520131997: 416.7k number1998: 381.8k number1999: 380.3k number2000: 379.0k number2001: 465.8k number2002: 463.2k number2003: 459.5k number2004: 454.9k number2005: 449.7k number2006: 444.6k number2007: 438.3k number2008: 432.3k number2009: 342.9k number2010: 336.8k number2011: 329.6k number2012: 319.0k number2013: 310.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Puerto Rico is 310,736 number, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 465,807 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 310,736 number, in 2013.

That places Puerto Rico 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 392,907 number 380,259 number 416,698 number 3
2000s 433,031 number 342,935 number 465,807 number 10
2010s 324,034 number 310,736 number 336,832 number 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 110 Uruguay 325,845 number compare
  2. 111 Denmark 317,835 number compare
  3. 112 Mongolia 315,762 number compare
  4. 114 Norway 310,240 number compare
  5. 115 New Zealand 307,900 number compare
  6. 116 Finland 300,020 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Puerto Rico

All data for Puerto Rico β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Puerto Rico?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Puerto Rico was 310,736 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 465,807 number in 2001.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 310,736 number in 2013.
How does Puerto Rico rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Puerto Rico ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2013.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.