Over-age students, primary in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Over-age students, primary was 4.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in British Virgin Islands, 1983–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in British Virgin Islands is 4.9%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in British Virgin Islands peaked at 18.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2016.
British Virgin Islands ranks 106th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.3% | — |
| 1984 | 13.0% | +40.2% |
| 1985 | 18.1% | +38.9% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | -42.2% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | +46.7% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -59.0% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +62.3% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -42.4% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -31.6% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.5% | 9.3% | 18.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.5% | 15.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.2% | 10.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.6% | 7.4% | 8 |
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More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 472 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -12.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 440 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,197 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in British Virgin Islands?
- Over-age students, primary in British Virgin Islands was 4.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2016.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for over-age students, primary?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 106th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.