<Li> Six percent (6%) of students in Puerto Rico scored at or above basic in eighth grade in comparison to the United States where 68% of students in the United States scored at or above basic in the same grade . </Li> <P> As a result of this, 1,321 out of 1,466 public schools in Puerto Rico (about 90%) do not comply with the academic progress requirements established by the No Child Left Behind Act . </P> <P> Puerto Rico is atypical as many youngsters pursue post-secondary studies even though the local market has no demand for them . For example, in 2012 50,000 students graduated at the undergraduate and graduate level while the labor market generated about 6,000 jobs per year of which 25% of those required that level of education . This effectively means that the Puerto Rican market has no demand for 97% of those who graduate with an undergraduate or graduate degree in Puerto Rico, although many find jobs out of the island . </P> <Ul> <Li> Puerto Rico portal </Li> <Li> Education portal </Li> </Ul>

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