School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2,866 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in United States Virgin Islands, 1982–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in United States Virgin Islands is 2,866, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 6,895 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2,866, in 2025.
That places United States Virgin Islands 197th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 6,895 | — |
| 1983 | 6,697 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 6,550 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 6,437 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 6,278 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 6,207 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 6,177 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 6,172 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 6,140 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 5,906 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 5,665 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 5,503 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 5,456 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 5,492 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 5,567 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 5,643 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5,697 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 5,715 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,499 | -38.8% |
| 2018 | 3,392 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 3,277 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 3,134 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 3,121 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,088 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3,031 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 2,955 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 2,866 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,427 | 6,172 | 6,895 | 8 |
| 1990s | 5,678 | 5,456 | 6,140 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,389 | 3,277 | 3,499 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3,032 | 2,866 | 3,134 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 194 American Samoa 3,749 compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 3,638 compare
- 196 Andorra 3,358 compare
- 198 Aruba 2,777 compare
- 199 Dominica 2,584 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 2,337 compare
More education data for United States Virgin Islands
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,900 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2308 % change on previous year (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2,488 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,025 (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.3 % change on previous year (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 588 (2007)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.29 % change on previous year (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,606 (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.3 % change on previous year (1993)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in United States Virgin Islands?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in United States Virgin Islands was 2,866 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6,895 in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,866 in 2025.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 197th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release