Primary education, teachers in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Primary education, teachers was 92.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in British Virgin Islands, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in British Virgin Islands stood at 92.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in British Virgin Islands peaked at 95.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 1983.
British Virgin Islands ranks 21st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 81.9% | — |
| 1972 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 88.0% | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 90.3% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 85.7% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 84.4% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 76.9% | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 82.9% | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 88.6% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 84.6% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 89.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 93.6% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.0% | 81.9% | 90.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 81.4% | 76.9% | 84.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 84.6% | 88.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 86.2% | 93.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 89.2% | 95.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 89.1% | 92.7% | 5 |
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More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 247 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 75.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in British Virgin Islands?
- Primary education, teachers in British Virgin Islands was 92.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 1983.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for primary education, teachers?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.