Lower secondary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 74.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 74.8% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands peaked at 94.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2023.
British Virgin Islands ranks 128th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 85.8% | — |
| 2001 | 89.9% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 87.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 84.3% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.8% | 85.8% | 85.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 66.4% | 94.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 64.1% | 74.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 125 Paraguay 75.5% compare
- 126 Micronesia (country) 75.1% compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 74.9% compare
- 129 Bangladesh 73.8% compare
- 130 Myanmar 73.8% compare
- 131 El Salvador 72.7% compare
More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 18.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 273 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 440 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 247 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands was 74.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2023.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.