UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 8.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
8.4%
World rank
73rd
of 90 countries
All-time high
23.2%
in 2006
All-time low
7.1%
in 2000
Years of data
10
1970–2017

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Puerto Rico, 1970–2017

5101520251970199320171970: 111980: 16.42000: 7.12005: 22.52006: 23.22007: 22.72008: 22.32011: 10.42012: 10.12017: 8.4

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Puerto Rico stood at 8.4%.

That represents a change of down 62.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Puerto Rico peaked at 23.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2000.

Puerto Rico ranks 73rd of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is lower secondary, both sexes in Puerto Rico, 1970 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1970 11.0%
1980 16.4% +49.6%
2000 7.1% -56.5%
2005 22.5% +215.6%
2006 23.2% +3.2%
2007 22.7% -2.3%
2008 22.3% -1.7%
2011 10.4% -53.4%
2012 10.1% -3.0%
2017 8.4% -16.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.0% 11.0% 11.0% 1
1980s 16.4% 16.4% 16.4% 1
2000s 19.6% 7.1% 23.2% 5
2010s 9.6% 8.4% 10.4% 3

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 70 Pakistan 9.2% compare
  2. 71 Czechia 8.8% compare
  3. 72 Cyprus 8.8% compare
  4. 74 Lithuania 8.3% compare
  5. 75 Honduras 8.1% compare
  6. 76 Singapore 7.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Puerto Rico?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Puerto Rico was 8.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2006.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
How does Puerto Rico rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Puerto Rico ranks 73rd out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. 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: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is lower secondary, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is lower secondary, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 991 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with completed lower secondary education (ISCED 2) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above who completed lower secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/