Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 98.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in British Virgin Islands, 1975–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 98.9% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2016.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in British Virgin Islands peaked at 100.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1981.
That places British Virgin Islands 60th out of 178 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 100.0% | — |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 80.0% | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 95.2% | +19.0% |
| 1984 | 93.3% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 98.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 98.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 89.5% | 80.0% | 95.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0412 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,197 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,626 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -12.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 472 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,103 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -34.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in British Virgin Islands?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in British Virgin Islands was 98.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1981.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 60th out of 178 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.