Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 38.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in British Virgin Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in British Virgin Islands is 38.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 150.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in British Virgin Islands peaked at 46.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2017.
That places British Virgin Islands 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.2% | — |
| 2001 | 45.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -29.1% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +41.0% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +41.3% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 41.2% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 38.1% | -7.5% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 38.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 7.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 38.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 13.7% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.3% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 24.3% | 41.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0412 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -34.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,197 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -12.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,626 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -34.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0207 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 472 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in British Virgin Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in British Virgin Islands was 38.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2017.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release