School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.8637 years in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
0.8637 years
Change on year
down 18.0%
World rank
9th
of 109 countries
All-time high
1.34 years
in 2011
All-time low
0.8637 years
in 2018
Years of data
6
2009–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 2009–2018

00.511.52009201320182009: 1.1 years2010: 1.2 years2011: 1.3 years2015: 1 years2016: 1.1 years2018: 0.864 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Puerto Rico is 0.8637 years, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.34 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8637 years, in 2018.

That places Puerto Rico 9th out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.13 years 1.13 years 1.13 years 1
2010s 1.1 years 0.8637 years 1.34 years 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 6 Dominica 1.34 years compare
  2. 7 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.09 years compare
  3. 8 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.02 years
  4. 10 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.8509 years compare
  5. 11 Germany 0.8486 years compare
  6. 12 Barbados 0.8211 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places β†’

More reference data data for Puerto Rico

All data for Puerto Rico β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Puerto Rico?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Puerto Rico was 0.8637 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 1.34 years in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8637 years in 2018.
How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
Puerto Rico ranks 9th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.