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

Puerto Rico: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 22,254 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
22,254 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
138th
of 205 countries
All-time high
30,709 number
in 1997
All-time low
22,254 number
in 2020
Years of data
24
1997–2020

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1997200820201997: 30.7k number1998: 30.4k number1999: 30.2k number2000: 30.0k number2001: 29.8k number2002: 30.0k number2003: 30.0k number2004: 29.9k number2005: 29.5k number2006: 29.1k number2007: 28.9k number2008: 28.7k number2009: 28.5k number2010: 28.2k number2011: 27.9k number2012: 27.1k number2013: 26.5k number2014: 26.0k number2015: 25.5k number2016: 25.0k number2017: 23.9k number2018: 23.0k number2019: 22.4k number2020: 22.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Puerto Rico is 22,254 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Puerto Rico peaked at 30,709 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22,254 number, in 2020.

Puerto Rico ranks 138th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) in Puerto Rico, 1997 to 2020.
Year number Change
1997 30,709 number
1998 30,414 number -1.0%
1999 30,205 number -0.7%
2000 29,970 number -0.8%
2001 29,819 number -0.5%
2002 29,969 number +0.5%
2003 30,047 number +0.3%
2004 29,872 number -0.6%
2005 29,522 number -1.2%
2006 29,100 number -1.4%
2007 28,915 number -0.6%
2008 28,741 number -0.6%
2009 28,518 number -0.8%
2010 28,242 number -1.0%
2011 27,865 number -1.3%
2012 27,114 number -2.7%
2013 26,505 number -2.2%
2014 25,998 number -1.9%
2015 25,501 number -1.9%
2016 24,960 number -2.1%
2017 23,872 number -4.4%
2018 22,978 number -3.7%
2019 22,372 number -2.6%
2020 22,254 number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30,443 number 30,205 number 30,709 number 3
2000s 29,447 number 28,518 number 30,047 number 10
2010s 25,541 number 22,372 number 28,242 number 10
2020s 22,254 number 22,254 number 22,254 number 1

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 135 Guinea-Bissau 23,693 number compare
  2. 136 Gabon 23,088 number compare
  3. 137 Jamaica 23,030 number compare
  4. 139 Croatia 22,001 number compare
  5. 140 Armenia 21,831 number compare
  6. 141 Lesotho 20,969 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 22,254 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 30,709 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 22,254 number in 2020.
How does Puerto Rico rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Puerto Rico ranks 138th 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 21.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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

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