Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 29.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
29.4%
Change on year
down 18.3%
World rank
72nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
36.7%
in 2023
All-time low
10.1%
in 2016
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in British Virgin Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 29.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.3% on the previous year and up 155.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in British Virgin Islands peaked at 36.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2016.
That places British Virgin Islands 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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, male in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.5% | — |
| 2001 | 34.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -29.7% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +32.0% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +33.8% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | +24.8% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | -18.3% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 29.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 5.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 29.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 10.9% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 10.1% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 21.3% | 36.7% | 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, male in British Virgin Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in British Virgin Islands was 29.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2016.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.7%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release