British Virgin Islands vs Least developed countries: Primary education, duration

British Virgin Islands
7 years
in 2025
Least developed countries
6 years
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
3rd
Least developed countries rank
2nd

Primary education, duration over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 7 years against 6 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 1 years.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, British Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

British Virgin Islands ranks 3rd and Least developed countries ranks 2nd of 210 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 7 years 6 years 1 years British Virgin Islands
1980s 7 years 6 years 1 years British Virgin Islands
1990s 7 years 6 years 1 years British Virgin Islands
2000s 7 years 6 years 1 years British Virgin Islands
2010s 7 years 6 years 1 years British Virgin Islands
2020s 7 years 6 years 1 years British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, duration, British Virgin Islands or Least developed countries?
British Virgin Islands, at 7 years against 6 years in Least developed countries as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, duration between British Virgin Islands and Least developed countries?
1 years, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Least developed countries?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do British Virgin Islands and Least developed countries rank globally for primary education, duration?
British Virgin Islands ranks 3rd and Least developed countries ranks 2nd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 14,114 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.