Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Puerto Rico

Share of children out of school in Puerto Rico in 2024 — 13.25%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 120. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 4.91 pp.

2024 13.25% +0.25 pp vs 2023
World rank 98of 120
Period maximum 13.25%2024
Period minimum 5.32%2014

Trend over time

2010–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Puerto Rico, 2010–2024468101214201020122014201620182020202220242010: 8.34%2011: 10.33%2012: 7.73%2013: 6.46%2014: 5.32%2015: 5.51%2016: 10.2%2018: 9.85%2023: 13%2024: 13.25%
Change over the period: +4.91 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp
Share of children out of school — Puerto Rico, by year Puerto Rico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 13.25 +0.25 pp
2023 13
2018 9.85
2016 10.2 +4.7 pp
2015 5.51 +0.19 pp
2014 5.32 −1.14 pp
2013 6.46 −1.27 pp
2012 7.73 −2.61 pp
2011 10.33 +1.99 pp
2010 8.34

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.