Arecibo, PR Metro Area Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 30, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Arecibo, PR Metro Area population aged 25 years and above was 134,404. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 31,961 people without a high school diploma (ie. 23.78% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 71.50% White Alone, and 2.00% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 37,508 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 27.91% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 66.07% White Alone, and 3.45% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 31,683 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 23.57% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 70.27% White Alone, and 2.89% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 33,252 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 24.74% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 64.38% White Alone, and 3.36% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

You can see similar information for other metro statistical areas (MSAs) and for the United States.

Educational Attainment of Arecibo, PR Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Arecibo, PR Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Arecibo, PR Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 22852 71.50
Black Alone 639 2.00
Asian Alone 73 0.23
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 16 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 5419 16.95
Two or More Races 2962 9.27
Arecibo, PR Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 98 0.31
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 31862 99.69
All Other Ethnicities 1 0.00
Arecibo, PR Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 24781 66.07
Black Alone 1292 3.45
Asian Alone 98 0.26
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 63 0.17
Some Other Race Alone 6431 17.15
Two or More Races 4843 12.91
Arecibo, PR Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 208 0.56
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 37219 99.23
All Other Ethnicities 81 0.22
Arecibo, PR Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 22264 70.27
Black Alone 915 2.89
Asian Alone 195 0.62
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 36 0.11
Some Other Race Alone 4798 15.14
Two or More Races 3475 10.97
Arecibo, PR Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 343 1.08
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 31285 98.74
All Other Ethnicities 55 0.17
Arecibo, PR Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 21406 64.38
Black Alone 1116 3.36
Asian Alone 174 0.52
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 51 0.15
Some Other Race Alone 5989 18.01
Two or More Races 4516 13.58
Arecibo, PR Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 205 0.62
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 32944 99.07
All Other Ethnicities 103 0.31