Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 64.9% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in British Virgin Islands, 1999–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 64.9% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2011.
The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in British Virgin Islands peaked at 82.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 1999.
That places British Virgin Islands 48th out of 153 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.4% | — |
| 2001 | 65.3% | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | -21.6% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 64.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 64.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.8%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 61.5% | 78.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 64.9% | 82.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 45 Cook Islands 65.0%
- 45 Gibraltar 65.0% compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65.0% compare
- 49 Argentina 64.5% compare
- 50 Philippines 64.2% compare
- 51 Uzbekistan 63.9%
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 percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in British Virgin Islands?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in British Virgin Islands was 64.9% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 1999.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 48th out of 153 countries with data for 2011.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release