Which has higher primary education, pupils, British Virgin Islands or Palau?

British Virgin Islands, at 1,626 against 1,449 in Palau as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between British Virgin Islands and Palau?

177, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Palau?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands vs Palau: Primary education, pupils

British Virgin Islands

1,626

in 2024

Palau

1,449

in 2024

British Virgin Islands rank

203rd

Palau rank

204th

Primary education, pupils over time

British Virgin Islands
Palau

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 1,626 against 1,449 in Palau, a difference of 177.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, British Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

British Virgin Islands ranks 203rd and Palau ranks 204th of 206 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,757	1,901	856	British Virgin Islands
2000s	2,875	1,798	1,077	British Virgin Islands
2010s	3,237	1,646	1,590	British Virgin Islands
2020s	2,349	1,448	901	British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, British Virgin Islands or Palau?: British Virgin Islands, at 1,626 against 1,449 in Palau as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between British Virgin Islands and Palau?: 177, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Palau?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Palau rank globally for primary education, pupils?: British Virgin Islands ranks 203rd and Palau ranks 204th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. 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, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.