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Literacy

Puerto Rico — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 89%
1991 89% (male 90%, female 88%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
1992 89% (male 90%, female 88%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1980) total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1980) total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1980) total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.) total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88%
1997 definition : age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1980 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1980 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1980 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1980 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1980 est.)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1980 est.)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.8% male: 93.7% female: 94% (2001)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 93.7% female: 94.4% (2002)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 93.9% female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 93.9% female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 93.9% female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 93.9% female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 93.9% female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 93.9% female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 93.9% female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 93.9% female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.3% male: 89.7% female: 90.9% (2011 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.3% male: 89.7% female: 90.9% (2011 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 93.3% | male: 92.8% | female: 93.8% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 93.3% | male: 92.8% | female: 93.8% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 93.3% | male: 92.8% | female: 93.8% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 93.3% (2015 est.) | male: 92.8% (2015 est.) | female: 93.8% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 93.3% | male: 92.8% | female: 93.8% (2015)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 92.4% | male: 92.4% | female: 92.4% (2017)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.4% male: 92.4% female: 92.4% (2017)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.4% male: 92.4% female: 92.4% (2017)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.4% male: 92.4% female: 92.4% (2021)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.4% male: 92.4% female: 92.4% (2021)
2025 total population: 92.4% (2017 est.) male: 92.4% (2017 est.) female: 92.4% (2017 est.)