Puerto Rico Literacy Rate

Puerto Rico literacy rate for 2021 was 92.40%, a 0.4% increase from 2017.
  • Puerto Rico literacy rate for 2017 was 92.00%, a 0% increase from 2010.
  • Puerto Rico literacy rate for 2010 was 92.00%, a 2% increase from 1990.
  • Puerto Rico literacy rate for 1990 was 90.00%, a 3% increase from 1980.
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.