Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary was 17.5 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
17.5
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
86th
of 182 countries
All-time high
24.93
in 2013
All-time low
12.83
in 2010
Years of data
6
2010–2016
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Puerto Rico, 2010–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 17.5 for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in 2016.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Puerto Rico ranks 86th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 15,316 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 87.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.21 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Puerto Rico?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Puerto Rico was 17.5 in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 24.93 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.83 in 2010.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?
- Puerto Rico ranks 86th out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.