Share of children in primary school age who are in school in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 73.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in British Virgin Islands, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 73.0% for share of children in primary school age who are in school in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in British Virgin Islands peaked at 99.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2024.
British Virgin Islands ranks 191st of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.6% | 84.7% | 94.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 97.6% | 95.6% | 99.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 85.7% | 99.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 75.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 73.0% | 95.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Population ages 15-64 75.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 247 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.05 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 73.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in British Virgin Islands?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in British Virgin Islands was 73.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 191st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.