Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 100.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 116 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
65.6%
in 2022
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in British Virgin Islands, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in British Virgin Islands is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in British Virgin Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2022.
That places British Virgin Islands 1st out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 100.0% | — |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | -34.4% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +52.4% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 65.6% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 247 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0207 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 808 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -35.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0205 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,300 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,197 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in British Virgin Islands?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in British Virgin Islands was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2022.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 1st out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of public primary schools with a drinking water facility or water delivery point that is designed to protect water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin.