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PUERTO RICO STATE DATA CENTER NETWORK (SDC-PR)

The percentage of people with a high school level or higher in Puerto Rico increases

Comparison of the periods 2010-2014 and 2015-2019, indicates that 69 municipalities reflected an increase in this characteristic

San Juan, PR, December 10, 2020 — The U.S. Census Bureau today released the most recent data from the Puerto Rico Community Survey known as the Puerto Rico Community Survey. These statistics refer to information collected over a period of 5 years, from 2015 to 2019. The new publication provides data on demographic, social, economic and housing characteristics for Puerto Rico and municipalities, as well as for specific geographical levels such as neighborhoods, census tracts and block groups. As part of the State Data Center Network of the U.S. Census Bureau in Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute (Institute) presents several interesting results:

1. In a comparison of the previous five-year period 2010-2014, compared to the most recent period 2015-2019, estimates indicate that:
   • In Puerto Rico's population aged 25 and over, the percentage of people with a high school education degree or higher increased from 23.6% to 25.9%, this difference being statistically significant.
   • At the municipal level, some 69 municipalities showed a similar increase in the number of people with at least a high school degree.
     • In 24 of the 69 municipalities, the differences were statistically significant.
     • The municipality of Ceiba showed no change (18.1%) during both periods.
     • On the other hand, the municipalities of Maricao, Juncos, Aguada, Arroyo, Cataño, Sabana Grande, Patillas and Maunabo showed a decrease in this characteristic within the educational level achieved. The difference between the municipality of Juncos was the only statistically significant difference.
2. In addition, at the level of Puerto Rico during the period 2015-2019, among the social characteristics it was estimated that:
   • 85,573 grandparents live with their grandchildren, of whom 38.6% are responsible for them.
   • Of the households in Puerto Rico (1,192,654), the following types are broken down:
     • 37.8% are from families of married couples,
     • 8.5% are from couples who live together,
     • in 16.3% of households, men are heads of household without a wife/partner (or) present, and of these 11.8% live alone,
     • and in 37.3% of households women are heads of household without a husband/partner (or) present, and of these 16.3% live alone.
   • Regarding the presence of computers and Internet access, 68.6% and 60.4% of households in Puerto Rico have a computer and a broadband Internet subscription, respectively.

“The comparison of the percentage of people with education, at least at the high school level, shows that most municipalities increased that percentage in the most recent period. However, the considerable differences between municipalities with this characteristic are striking, ranging from 8% in Maricao to 45% in Guaynabo.”, said Alberto L. Velázquez-Estrada, Manager of Statistical Projects at the Institute.

Tables with interesting characteristics can be accessed in the U.S. Census Bureau's data dissemination tool data.census.gov. In addition, as the leading entity of Puerto Rico's SDC, the Institute manages the SDC portal, which contains the main statistical reports and publications of the U.S. Census Bureau on Puerto Rico, specifically those that are most in demand, such as annual population estimates; the Puerto Rico Community Survey and official statistics on Puerto Rico's decennial population and housing censuses, among others. The Puerto Rico SDC portal can be accessed through: censo.estadisticas.pr.

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