Primary completion rate, female in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Primary completion rate, female was 54.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in British Virgin Islands, 1985–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in British Virgin Islands is 54.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.4% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in British Virgin Islands peaked at 119.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2024.
That places British Virgin Islands 177th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 91.5% | — |
| 1994 | 119.2% | +30.3% |
| 2002 | 113.7% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 107.6% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 106.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 108.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | -32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 119.2% | 119.2% | 119.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 103.2% | 91.5% | 113.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 56.3% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 54.0% | 79.8% | 3 |
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More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,197 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, male (number), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 247 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -11.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in British Virgin Islands?
- Primary completion rate, female in British Virgin Islands was 54.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 119.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2024.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for primary completion rate, female?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 177th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.