British Virgin Islands vs SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
British Virgin Islands
27.0%
in 2024
SDG: Small Island Developing States
11.5%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
20th
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
17th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- British Virgin Islands
- SDG: Small Island Developing States
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 27.0% against 11.5% in SDG: Small Island Developing States, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 2.3 times SDG: Small Island Developing States's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was SDG: Small Island Developing States ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 20th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 17th of 203 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Small Island Developing States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | SDG: Small Island Developing States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 11.9% | 6.2% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.6% | 0.4% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 11.8% | 4.6% | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, British Virgin Islands or SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- British Virgin Islands, at 27.0% against 11.5% in SDG: Small Island Developing States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between British Virgin Islands and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 15.5%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and SDG: Small Island Developing States rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 20th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 17th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release