61.7% Poverty Rate for people who did not graduate high school in Puerto Rico

Less than high school graduate

61.7% Poverty Rate for people who did not graduate high school in Puerto Rico

Less than high school graduate poverty in Puerto Rico compared

How does Puerto Rico compare to other Puerto Rico and National averages?

  • Puerto Rico

    61.7%

  • National average

    24.3% (-61% lower than Puerto Rico)

61.7% Poverty Rate for people who did not graduate high school in Puerto Rico

Historical Timeline

61.7% Poverty Rate for people who did not graduate high school in Puerto Rico historical data

  • 2011 - 30.5%

    The 2011 30.5% is the baseline measurement.

  • 2012 - 29.1%

    The 2012 decrease to 29.1% from 2011 represents a -1.4% decrease YoY.

  • 2013 - 29.7%

    The 2013 increase to 29.7% from 2012 represents a 0.6% increase YoY.

  • 2014 - 31.1%

    The 2014 increase to 31.1% from 2013 represents a 1.4% increase YoY.

  • 2015 - 64.2%

    The 2015 increase to 64.2% from 2014 represents a 33.1% increase YoY.

  • 2016 - 61.1%

    The 2016 decrease to 61.1% from 2015 represents a -3.1% decrease YoY.

  • 2017 - 61.4%

    The 2017 increase to 61.4% from 2016 represents a 0.3% increase YoY.

  • 2018 - 61.5%

    The 2018 increase to 61.5% from 2017 represents a 0.1% increase YoY.

  • 2019 - 62.5%

    The 2019 increase to 62.5% from 2018 represents a 1.0% increase YoY.

  • 2021 - 59.1%

    The 2021 decrease to 59.1% from 2019 represents a -3.4% decrease YoY.

  • 2022 - 64.1%

    The 2022 increase to 64.1% from 2021 represents a 5.0% increase YoY.

  • 2023 - 61.7%

    The 2023 decrease to 61.7% from 2022 represents a -2.4% decrease YoY.

Looking for more information? This statistic is part of a larger Puerto Rico Poverty dataset.