School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 46,018 number in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
46,018 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
138th
of 202 countries
All-time high
66,090 number
in 1970
All-time low
46,018 number
in 2013
Years of data
44
1970–2013

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Puerto Rico, 1970–2013

020.0k40.0k60.0k1970199120131970: 66.1k number1971: 63.8k number1972: 63.0k number1973: 62.6k number1974: 62.6k number1975: 63.0k number1976: 63.8k number1977: 63.9k number1978: 63.8k number1979: 63.6k number1980: 63.6k number1981: 63.8k number1982: 64.3k number1983: 64.5k number1984: 64.3k number1985: 63.6k number1986: 62.2k number1987: 62.1k number1988: 61.7k number1989: 61.0k number1990: 59.9k number1991: 58.2k number1992: 57.8k number1993: 57.7k number1994: 57.7k number1995: 57.8k number1996: 58.0k number1997: 58.2k number1998: 59.1k number1999: 59.7k number2000: 59.6k number2001: 58.3k number2002: 57.4k number2003: 56.1k number2004: 54.7k number2005: 53.4k number2006: 52.5k number2007: 51.5k number2008: 50.4k number2009: 49.3k number2010: 48.2k number2011: 47.1k number2012: 46.5k number2013: 46.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Puerto Rico is 46,018 number, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Puerto Rico peaked at 66,090 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 46,018 number, in 2013.

That places Puerto Rico 138th out of 202 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Puerto Rico, 1970 to 2013.
Year number Change
1970 66,090 number
1971 63,794 number -3.5%
1972 62,999 number -1.2%
1973 62,601 number -0.6%
1974 62,594 number -0.0%
1975 63,000 number +0.6%
1976 63,846 number +1.3%
1977 63,864 number +0.0%
1978 63,760 number -0.2%
1979 63,632 number -0.2%
1980 63,599 number -0.1%
1981 63,817 number +0.3%
1982 64,317 number +0.8%
1983 64,513 number +0.3%
1984 64,299 number -0.3%
1985 63,568 number -1.1%
1986 62,209 number -2.1%
1987 62,088 number -0.2%
1988 61,732 number -0.6%
1989 61,027 number -1.1%
1990 59,869 number -1.9%
1991 58,168 number -2.8%
1992 57,831 number -0.6%
1993 57,689 number -0.2%
1994 57,700 number +0.0%
1995 57,831 number +0.2%
1996 58,031 number +0.3%
1997 58,247 number +0.4%
1998 59,067 number +1.4%
1999 59,655 number +1.0%
2000 59,560 number -0.2%
2001 58,292 number -2.1%
2002 57,354 number -1.6%
2003 56,098 number -2.2%
2004 54,699 number -2.5%
2005 53,402 number -2.4%
2006 52,471 number -1.7%
2007 51,455 number -1.9%
2008 50,410 number -2.0%
2009 49,338 number -2.1%
2010 48,231 number -2.2%
2011 47,082 number -2.4%
2012 46,543 number -1.1%
2013 46,018 number -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 63,618 number 62,594 number 66,090 number 10
1980s 63,117 number 61,027 number 64,513 number 10
1990s 58,409 number 57,689 number 59,869 number 10
2000s 54,308 number 49,338 number 59,560 number 10
2010s 46,968 number 46,018 number 48,231 number 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 135 Uruguay 47,657 number compare
  2. 136 Jamaica 47,347 number compare
  3. 137 Lesotho 46,883 number compare
  4. 139 Armenia 43,101 number compare
  5. 140 Croatia 40,594 number compare
  6. 141 Moldova 38,361 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Puerto Rico?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Puerto Rico was 46,018 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 66,090 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 46,018 number in 2013.
How does Puerto Rico rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Puerto Rico ranks 138th out of 202 countries with data for 2013.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/