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.