School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 17.99 years in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
17.99 years
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
17th
of 175 countries
All-time high
18.08 years
in 2015
All-time low
16.28 years
in 2012
Years of data
9
2009–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Puerto Rico, 2009–2018

051015202009201320182009: 17.6 years2010: 18 years2011: 17.7 years2012: 16.3 years2013: 16.4 years2014: 16.4 years2015: 18.1 years2016: 17.1 years2018: 18 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Puerto Rico stood at 17.99 years.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 18.08 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.28 years, in 2012.

Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Puerto Rico, 2009 to 2018.
Year years Change
2009 17.57 years
2010 18.02 years +2.6%
2011 17.65 years -2.1%
2012 16.28 years -7.8%
2013 16.35 years +0.5%
2014 16.44 years +0.5%
2015 18.08 years +10.0%
2016 17.07 years -5.6%
2018 17.99 years +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.57 years 17.57 years 17.57 years 1
2010s 17.24 years 16.28 years 18.08 years 8

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 14 Norway 18.82 years compare
  2. 15 Slovenia 18.36 years compare
  3. 16 Spain 18.21 years compare
  4. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.74 years compare
  5. 19 Türkiye 17.61 years compare
  6. 20 Hong Kong 17.49 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Puerto Rico?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Puerto Rico was 17.99 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 18.08 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 16.28 years in 2012.
How does Puerto Rico rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Puerto Rico ranks 17th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.