School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1,226 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1,226 number
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
199th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1,335 number
in 2016
All-time low
554 number
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in British Virgin Islands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 1,226 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in British Virgin Islands peaked at 1,335 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 554 number, in 1971.
That places British Virgin Islands 199th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 592 number | — |
| 1971 | 554 number | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 564 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 591 number | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 630 number | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 673 number | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 712 number | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 749 number | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 770 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 775 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 770 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 763 number | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 779 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 786 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 788 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 783 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 770 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 733 number | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 703 number | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 699 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 724 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 765 number | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 816 number | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 838 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 839 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 829 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 821 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 837 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 868 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 908 number | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 953 number | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 999 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 998 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 990 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 986 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 989 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 997 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,036 number | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1,080 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1,122 number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1,161 number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1,196 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1,249 number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,286 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,310 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,326 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,335 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,335 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,312 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,273 number | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1,226 number | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 661 number | 554 number | 775 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 757.4 number | 699 number | 788 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 824.5 number | 724 number | 908 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,015 number | 953 number | 1,122 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,278 number | 1,161 number | 1,335 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,226 number | 1,226 number | 1,226 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 196 Bermuda 2,015 number compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,707 number compare
- 198 Liechtenstein 1,575 number compare
- 200 Tuvalu 985 number compare
- 201 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 968 number compare
- 202 San Marino 933 number compare
More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -11.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,103 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,197 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -12.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 713 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 247 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in British Virgin Islands?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in British Virgin Islands was 1,226 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,335 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 554 number in 1971.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 199th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.