UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 13.15 in 2017. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Puerto Rico, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Puerto Rico is 13.15, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Puerto Rico peaked at 13.15 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.66, in 1970.
That places Puerto Rico 12th out of 91 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.66 | — |
| 1980 | 8.95 | +34.5% |
| 1990 | 9.96 | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 11.64 | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 12.82 | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 12.82 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.02 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.06 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.86 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 12.59 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 13.15 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.66 | 6.66 | 6.66 | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.95 | 8.95 | 8.95 | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.96 | 9.96 | 9.96 | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.67 | 11.64 | 13.06 | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.86 | 12.59 | 13.15 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Puerto Rico?
- Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Puerto Rico was 13.15 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 13.15 in 2017.
- What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.66 in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Puerto Rico ranks 12th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
- Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/