School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 5,442 number in 1997. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in United States Virgin Islands, 1982–1997
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 1997, school age population, primary education, female in United States Virgin Islands stood at 5,442 number. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 6,889 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5,442 number, in 1997.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 187th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 6,889 number | — |
| 1983 | 6,652 number | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 6,435 number | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 6,232 number | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 6,061 number | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 5,955 number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 5,975 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 6,068 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 6,144 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 6,082 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 6,014 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 5,943 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 5,835 number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 5,675 number | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 5,487 number | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 5,442 number | -0.8% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 5,442 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 5% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 5,442 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,283 number | 5,955 number | 6,889 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 5,828 number | 5,442 number | 6,144 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 184 Grenada 6,153 number compare
- 185 Curacao 6,097 number
- 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,768 number compare
- 188 Antigua and Barbuda 4,857 number compare
- 189 Seychelles 4,588 number compare
- 190 Marshall Islands 4,396 number compare
More education data for United States Virgin Islands
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,025 (1993)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,025 (1993)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.3 % change on previous year (1993)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 714 (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,900 (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7937 % change on previous year (1995)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2,488 (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in United States Virgin Islands?
- School age population, primary education, female in United States Virgin Islands was 5,442 number in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6,889 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,442 number in 1997.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 1997.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.