School age population, primary education, female in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: School age population, primary education, female was 1,334 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in British Virgin Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in British Virgin Islands is 1,334, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in British Virgin Islands peaked at 1,757 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 816, in 1970.
That places British Virgin Islands 206th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 816 | — |
| 1971 | 818 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 824 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 830 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 840 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 853 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 871 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 889 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 899 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 900 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 902 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 904 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 905 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 899 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 885 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 884 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 894 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 913 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 934 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 949 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 964 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 987 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1,002 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,015 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1,037 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1,073 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1,126 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1,169 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1,197 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1,225 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1,255 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1,285 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,292 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,296 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,300 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,315 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,337 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,348 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,362 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,386 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,427 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,427 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,487 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1,543 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,639 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1,697 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1,757 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1,612 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1,567 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1,588 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,540 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,475 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1,449 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,415 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,361 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 1,334 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 854 | 816 | 900 | 10 |
| 1980s | 906.9 | 884 | 949 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,080 | 964 | 1,225 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,318 | 1,255 | 1,386 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,574 | 1,427 | 1,757 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,429 | 1,334 | 1,540 | 6 |
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More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 247 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 75.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in British Virgin Islands?
- School age population, primary education, female in British Virgin Islands was 1,334 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,757 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 816 in 1970.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 206th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release