Puerto Rico Literacy Rate 1980-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Puerto Rico literacy rate for 2021 was 92.40%, a 0.01% increase from 2017.
- Puerto Rico literacy rate for 2017 was 92.39%, a 0.42% increase from 2010.
- Puerto Rico literacy rate for 2010 was 91.97%, a 2.34% increase from 1990.
- Puerto Rico literacy rate for 1990 was 89.62%, a 2.88% increase from 1980.
| Puerto Rico Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
92.40% |
0.01% |
| 2017 |
92.39% |
0.42% |
| 2010 |
91.97% |
2.34% |
| 1990 |
89.62% |
2.88% |
| 1980 |
86.75% |
2.88% |
