Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 906 number in 1997. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in United States Virgin Islands, 1982–1997
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 1997, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in United States Virgin Islands stood at 906 number.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 1,079 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 874 number, in 1996.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 185th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1,050 number | — |
| 1983 | 1,026 number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 1,007 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 994 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 993 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,018 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1,052 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1,079 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1,075 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,010 number | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 989 number | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 956 number | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 919 number | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 887 number | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 874 number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 906 number | +3.7% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 906 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 4% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 906 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,027 number | 993 number | 1,079 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 952 number | 874 number | 1,075 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 182 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,144 number compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 1,093 number compare
- 184 Curaçao 1,009 number
- 186 Grenada 896 number compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 827 number compare
- 188 Seychelles 780 number compare
More education data for United States Virgin Islands
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.3 % change on previous year (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2,488 (2007)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.4% (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7812 % change on previous year (1995)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12,900 (1997)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in United States Virgin Islands?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in United States Virgin Islands was 906 number in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,079 number in 1989.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 874 number in 1996.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 1997.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.