Education

Public school enrollment, schools, teachers, and postsecondary institutions for Puerto Rico. Data sourced from NCES CCD and IPEDS via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026

K-12

Public School Enrollment

235.8K

As of 2024

Public Schools

854

As of 2024

Teachers (FTE)

24.2K

As of 2024

Public School Enrollment

NCES Common Core of Data, via Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Public Schools

NCES Common Core of Data, via Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Teachers (FTE)

NCES Common Core of Data, via Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Higher Education

Postsecondary Institutions

131

As of 2025

Postsecondary Institutions

IPEDS, via Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Educational Attainment

Population 25 years and over.

Educational attainment — PR vs US: Less than 9th grade

Population 25 years and over. American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Census did not publish 2020 — the collection was cancelled — so that point is interpolated from 2019 and 2021 and marked as such.

Puerto Rico

United States

Educational attainment by sex: Less than 9th grade

Population 25 years and over. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 vintage.

Male 143,450 (50.1%)

Female 143,093 (49.9%)

Educational attainment by municipality: Less than 9th grade

Population 25 years and over. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 vintage.

Municipalities with the highest attainment: Less than 9th grade

Population 25 years and over. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 vintage.