1. EDUCATION: PUERTO RICO WEF INDICATORS (version A)
1. Primary Enrollment Rates (Using grade k and 5 years old as lower limit)
Puerto Rico population
1 Students at primary level Net Primary Gross Primary
Students at primary level 2
(Corresponding school 4 5
(Official school age) Enrollment Enrollment
Academic year age)3
Total Females Total Females Total Females Total Females Total Females
2005‐2006 a a a a b b b b
430,178
209,930
2008‐2009
462,290
225,045 a a b b 107.5% 107.2%
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Questionnaire on Statistics of Education: Pre‐Primary, Primary, Secondary and Post‐Secondary Non‐Tertiary Education for the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Puerto Rico, Academic year ending 2009.
Grades k to 6, regardless of age.
a
Information not available.
b
Not enough information to compute the indicator.
2
Students at grades k to 6, between 5 and 11 years old.
3
Population by sex and single age, between 6 and 11 years old, Puerto Rico Census 2000. Available at: http://www.gobierno.pr/NR/rdonlyres/4ECF3081‐1140‐41A9‐B018‐
6E0301076563/0/PR_PobEdadSen2000.pdf.
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According to the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, this corresponds to the ratio of children of official school age (as defined by the national education system) who are enrolled in school to the
population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as
history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
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According to the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, this corresponds to the ratio of children, regardless of age, who are enrolled in school to the population that officially corresponds to the
primary education level. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural
science, social science, art, and music. The gross enrollment rate shows the general level of participation in formal schooling by the childhood population. A gross enrollment rate value of 100 percent
indicates that a country is, in principle, able to accommodate all of its school‐aged population.
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2. EDUCATION: PUERTO RICO WEF INDICATORS (version A)
2. Pupil to Teacher Ratio in Primary Education
1
Students at primary level Teachers at primary level2 Pupil to Teacher Ratio3
Academic year
Total Females Total Females Total Females
2005‐2006 a a a a b b
2008‐2009
303,833
148,669 26,058 a 11.7 b
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Questionnaire on Statistics of Education: Pre‐Primary, Primary, Secondary and Post‐Secondary Non‐Tertiary Education for the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Puerto Rico, Academic year ending 2009.
Grades 1 to 6, regardless of age.
a
Information not available.
b
Not enough information to compute the indicator.
2
Questionnaire on Statistics of Education: Pre‐Primary, Primary, Secondary and Post‐Secondary Non‐Tertiary Education for the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Puerto Rico, Academic year ending 2009.
Elemtary teachers.
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Primary school pupil‐teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment). Source: United Nations
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics. This is an estimated ratio.
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3. EDUCATION: PUERTO RICO WEF INDICATORS (version A)
3. Secondary Enrollment Rates
Puerto Rico population
1 Students at secondary level Net Secondary Gross Secondary
Students at secondary level 2
(Corresponding school 4 5
(Official school age) Enrollment Enrollment
Academic year age)3
Total Females Total Females Total Females Total Females Total Females
2005‐2006 a a a a b b b b
366,517
179,473
2008‐2009
301,159
150,491 a a b b 82.2% 83.9%
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Questionnaire on Statistics of Education: Pre‐Primary, Primary, Secondary and Post‐Secondary Non‐Tertiary Education for the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Puerto Rico, Academic year ending 2009.
Grades 7 to 12, regardless of age.
a
Information not available.
b
Not enough information to compute the indicator.
2
Students at grades 7 to 12, between 12 and 17 years old.
3
Population by sex and single age, between 12 and 17 years old, Puerto Rico Census 2000. Available at: http://www.gobierno.pr/NR/rdonlyres/4ECF3081‐1140‐41A9‐B018‐
6E0301076563/0/PR_PobEdadSen2000.pdf.
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According to the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, this corresponds to the ratio of children of official secondary level school age (as defined by the national education system) who are enrolled
in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for
lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject‐ or skill‐oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
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According to the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, this corresponds to the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the
secondary education level. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human
development, by offering more subject‐ or skill‐oriented instruction using more specialized teachers. The gross enrollment rate shows the general level of participation in formal schooling by the childhood
population. A gross enrollment rate value of 100 percent indicates that a country is, in principle, able to accommodate all of its school‐aged population.
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4. EDUCATION: PUERTO RICO WEF INDICATORS (version A)
4. Tertiary Enrollment Rate
Puerto Rico population Gross Tertiary
Students at tertiary level1 3 3
Academic year (Corresponding school age) Enrollment
Total Females Total Females Total Females
2005‐2006
209,547
127,365 56.2% 68.3%
372,557
186,551
2008‐2009
227,546
137,358 61.1% 73.6%
1
Questionnaire on Statistics of Tertiary Education for the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Academic year ending 2009. Postsecundary tertiary level, regardless of age.
2
Population by sex and single age, 18 years old or more, Puerto Rico Census 2000. Available at: http://www.gobierno.pr/NR/rdonlyres/4ECF3081‐1140‐41A9‐B018‐
6E0301076563/0/PR_PobEdadSen2000.pdf.
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According to the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, this corresponds to the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the
tertiary education level. Tertiary education, whether or not leading to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education
at the secondary level. Age group that officially corresponds to the tertiary education level: 18 to 23 years old. UNESCO defines the age group that officially corresponds to the tertiary education level as:
Mid‐year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
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