Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 491 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in United States Virgin Islands, 1982–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in United States Virgin Islands is 491, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 1,151 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 491, in 2025.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 196th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1,151 | — |
| 1983 | 1,150 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,101 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 1,067 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 1,047 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1,036 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1,043 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,036 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1,030 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 987 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 957 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 936 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 935 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 937 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 942 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 945 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 944 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 941 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 606 | -35.6% |
| 2018 | 580 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 552 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 523 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 518 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 518 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 510 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 498 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 491 | -1.4% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 491 is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,855, 2% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 491 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19,400, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in United States Virgin Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -35.6% | 941 | 606 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,079 | 1,036 | 1,151 | 8 |
| 1990s | 955.4 | 935 | 1,030 | 10 |
| 2010s | 579.33 | 552 | 606 | 3 |
| 2020s | 509.67 | 491 | 523 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 804 compare
- 194 Aruba 709 compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 592 compare
- 197 American Samoa 468 compare
- 198 Marshall Islands 455 compare
- 199 Dominica 449 compare
More education data for United States Virgin Islands
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,025 (1993)
- Population ages 15-64 60.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in United States Virgin Islands?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in United States Virgin Islands was 491 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,151 in 1982.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 491 in 2025.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 196th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release