School life expectancy, primary, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, primary, female was 4.96 years in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Puerto Rico, 2009–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 4.96 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 5.94 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.96 years, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 156th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.91 years | 5.91 years | 5.91 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.41 years | 4.96 years | 5.94 years | 8 |
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More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4659 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2752 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2015)
- Free country 2 (2015)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3803 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4424 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 9.32 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,133 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men who are overweight or obese 71.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Puerto Rico?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Puerto Rico was 4.96 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 years in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.