School age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 429 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
429
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
198th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,071
in 1986
All-time low
424
in 2022
Years of data
44
1982–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States Virgin Islands, 1982–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States Virgin Islands stood at 429.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 1,071 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 424, in 2022.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 198th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1,041 | — |
| 1983 | 1,050 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1,021 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 1,042 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1,071 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1,064 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1,050 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1,034 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1,017 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1,006 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 987 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 957 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 923 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 892 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1,044 | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 1,065 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1,043 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1,019 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 988 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 951 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 893 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 829 | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 751 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 663 | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 757 | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 768 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 736 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 711 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 715 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 703 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 697 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 694 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 693 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 751 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 678 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 595 | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 532 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 480 | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 429 | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 426 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 424 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 425 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 426 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 429 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,047 | 1,021 | 1,071 | 8 |
| 1990s | 995.3 | 892 | 1,065 | 10 |
| 2000s | 804.7 | 663 | 988 | 10 |
| 2010s | 653.8 | 480 | 751 | 10 |
| 2020s | 426.5 | 424 | 429 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 546 compare
- 196 Aruba 535 compare
- 197 American Samoa 431 compare
- 199 Marshall Islands 411 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 397 compare
- 201 Dominica 360 compare
More education data for United States Virgin Islands
- Population ages 15-64 60.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1365 units per person (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,900 (2007)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.3 % change on previous year (1993)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2308 % change on previous year (1993)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 14,544 (1993)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States Virgin Islands?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in United States Virgin Islands was 429 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,071 in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 424 in 2022.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 198th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release