| Department of Education Council on Higher Education | |
|---|---|
| National education budget | |
| Budget | $3.5 billion US$ |
| General details | |
| Primary languages | Spanish, English |
| System type | state, private |
| Literacy | |
| Male | 96.9% |
| Female | 90.3 |
| Enrollment | |
| Total | unknown |
| Primary | 278,884 |
| Secondary | 309,420 |
| Post secondary | 283,550 |
| Attainment | |
| Secondary diploma | 60% |
| Post-secondary diploma | 18.3% |
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Education in Puerto Rico is overseen by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Education Council. The Department oversees all elementary and secondary public education while the Council oversees all academic standards and issues licenses to educational institutions wishing to operate or establish themselves in Puerto Rico.[1]
Instruction in Puerto Rico is compulsory between the ages of five and 18, which comprises the elementary and high school grades. Students may attend either public or private schools. As of 2013, the island had 1,460 public schools and 764 private schools; there were 606,515 K–12 students, 64,335 vocational students, and 250,011 university students.[2] In 2021, the average public school size was 355 students.[3] Because of damage caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017, a shrinking population, deteriorating infrastructure, and the Puerto Rican government-debt crisis, 283 schools were closed in Puerto Rico by 2018.[4][5]
The literacy rate of the Puerto Rican population is 93%; when divided by gender, this is distributed as 92.8% for males and 93.8% for females.[6][failed verification] According to the 2000 Census, 60.0% of the population attained a high school degree or higher level of education, and 18.3% has a bachelor's degree or higher.[7]