Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 20,967 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
20,967 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
139th
of 205 countries
All-time high
29,606 number
in 1997
All-time low
20,796 number
in 2019
Years of data
24
1997–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Puerto Rico, 1997–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k1997200820201997: 29.6k number1998: 29.3k number1999: 29.1k number2000: 28.9k number2001: 28.7k number2002: 28.8k number2003: 28.9k number2004: 28.8k number2005: 28.7k number2006: 28.5k number2007: 28.1k number2008: 27.6k number2009: 27.0k number2010: 26.3k number2011: 25.5k number2012: 24.6k number2013: 24.0k number2014: 23.6k number2015: 23.2k number2016: 22.9k number2017: 21.9k number2018: 21.2k number2019: 20.8k number2020: 21.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 20,967 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Puerto Rico peaked at 29,606 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 20,796 number, in 2019.

That places Puerto Rico 139th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Puerto Rico, 1997 to 2020.
Year number Change
1997 29,606 number
1998 29,335 number -0.9%
1999 29,117 number -0.7%
2000 28,878 number -0.8%
2001 28,702 number -0.6%
2002 28,792 number +0.3%
2003 28,883 number +0.3%
2004 28,828 number -0.2%
2005 28,708 number -0.4%
2006 28,460 number -0.9%
2007 28,124 number -1.2%
2008 27,589 number -1.9%
2009 26,988 number -2.2%
2010 26,269 number -2.7%
2011 25,501 number -2.9%
2012 24,603 number -3.5%
2013 24,042 number -2.3%
2014 23,606 number -1.8%
2015 23,226 number -1.6%
2016 22,870 number -1.5%
2017 21,886 number -4.3%
2018 21,168 number -3.3%
2019 20,796 number -1.8%
2020 20,967 number +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29,353 number 29,117 number 29,606 number 3
2000s 28,395 number 26,988 number 28,883 number 10
2010s 23,397 number 20,796 number 26,269 number 10
2020s 20,967 number 20,967 number 20,967 number 1

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 136 Uruguay 22,602 number compare
  2. 137 Jamaica 22,354 number compare
  3. 138 Lesotho 21,202 number compare
  4. 140 Croatia 20,930 number compare
  5. 141 Armenia 19,127 number compare
  6. 142 Republic of Moldova 18,063 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Puerto Rico?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Puerto Rico was 20,967 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 29,606 number in 1997.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 20,796 number in 2019.
How does Puerto Rico rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Puerto Rico ranks 139th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.