Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 2.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.08
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
105th
of 229 countries
All-time high
5.64
in 1965
All-time low
2.08
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United States Virgin Islands, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United States Virgin Islands is 2.08, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 5.64 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 2.08, in 2024.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 105th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.96 | — |
| 1951 | 5.14 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 4.75 | -7.5% |
| 1953 | 4.88 | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 4.86 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 4.91 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 5 | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 5.07 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 5.41 | +6.6% |
| 1959 | 5.22 | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 5.15 | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 4.8 | -6.8% |
| 1962 | 5.07 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 4.96 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 5.47 | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 5.64 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 4.99 | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 5.2 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 4.95 | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 4.81 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 5.25 | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 5.07 | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 4.78 | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 4.23 | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 3.87 | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 3.6 | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 3.39 | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 3.26 | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 3.3 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 3.04 | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 3.1 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 3 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 3.08 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 3.1 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.9 | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 2.83 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.74 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.84 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 2.84 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.02 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 3.11 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 3.38 | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 3.63 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 3.64 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.68 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.24 | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 2.94 | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 3.02 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.68 | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 2.45 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 2.34 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 2.47 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 2.42 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.33 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.43 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.42 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.57 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.6 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.69 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.58 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.48 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.34 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.25 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.23 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.22 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.22 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.21 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.19 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.18 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.16 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.14 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.12 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.1 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.09 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.08 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.02 | 4.75 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.98 | 3.04 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.94 | 2.74 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 | 2.45 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 | 2.33 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 | 2.16 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 | 2.08 | 2.14 | 5 |
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More education data for United States Virgin Islands
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,025 (1993)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 124.08 (1993)
- School enrollment, primary 124.1% (1993)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United States Virgin Islands was 2.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 in 1965.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 in 2024.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 105th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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