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 26.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
26.5%
World rank
47th
of 80 countries
All-time high
36.3%
in 2012
All-time low
14.1%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1970–2017

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

0102030401970199320171970: 14.11980: 27.21990: 34.12000: 34.22005: 32.62006: 33.12007: 33.32008: 32.32011: 23.82012: 36.32017: 26.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Puerto Rico stood at 26.5%.

That represents a change of down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Puerto Rico peaked at 36.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1970.

That places Puerto Rico 47th out of 80 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 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 upper secondary, female in Puerto Rico, 1970 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1970 14.1%
1980 27.2% +93.5%
1990 34.1% +25.4%
2000 34.2% +0.4%
2005 32.6% -4.8%
2006 33.1% +1.4%
2007 33.3% +0.7%
2008 32.3% -3.0%
2011 23.8% -26.2%
2012 36.3% +52.1%
2017 26.5% -26.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14.1% 14.1% 14.1% 1
1980s 27.2% 27.2% 27.2% 1
1990s 34.1% 34.1% 34.1% 1
2000s 33.1% 32.3% 34.2% 5
2010s 28.9% 23.8% 36.3% 3

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 44 Ireland 27.6% compare
  2. 45 Lithuania 27.6% compare
  3. 46 Bahrain 26.8% compare
  4. 48 Greece 26.0% compare
  5. 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.0% compare
  6. 50 Philippines 25.9% 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 26.5% 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 36.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1970.
How does Puerto Rico rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Puerto Rico ranks 47th out of 80 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 20.5%. 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 upper secondary, female. 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 upper secondary, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 887 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total female 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/