Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 9.18 in 2007. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United States Virgin Islands, 1971–2007
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2007, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United States Virgin Islands stood at 9.18. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 17 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.18, in 2007.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 147th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.72 | 16.44 | 17 | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.75 | 10.64 | 13.07 | 4 |
| 1990s | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.99 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.18 | 9.18 | 9.18 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 144 Trinidad and Tobago 9.74 compare
- 145 Haiti 9.61 compare
- 146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.37 compare
- 148 Canada 9.17 compare
- 150 Switzerland 8.73 compare
More education data for United States Virgin Islands
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.4% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 124.1% (1993)
- Primary education, teachers 1,025 (1993)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.08 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United States Virgin Islands?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United States Virgin Islands was 9.18 in 2007, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 1971.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.18 in 2007.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 147th out of 175 countries with data for 2007.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.