Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Puerto Rico, 2015–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Puerto Rico is 16.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Puerto Rico peaked at 17.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2016.
Puerto Rico ranks 50th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.1% | 13.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 14.1% | 17.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- Services, value added 67.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 56.89 billion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 44.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 60.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 60.84 billion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 47.0% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.3% (2025)
- Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP -5.12 billion current LCU (2025)
- GDP deflator 124.56 base year varies by country (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 56.89 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Puerto Rico?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Puerto Rico was 16.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2016.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Puerto Rico ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.