School age population, secondary education, female (number) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: School age population, secondary education, female (number) was 2,883 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, female in United States Virgin Islands, 1982–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in United States Virgin Islands is 2,883, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 6,975 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2,883, in 2025.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 196th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 6,975 | — |
| 1983 | 6,714 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 6,427 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 6,248 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 6,099 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 6,041 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 6,029 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 6,028 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,040 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 5,894 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 5,669 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 5,456 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 5,310 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 5,251 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 5,275 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 5,371 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 5,494 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 5,606 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 3,319 | -40.8% |
| 2018 | 3,236 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 3,149 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 3,061 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3,090 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3,080 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,036 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 2,966 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 2,883 | -2.8% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 2,883 is below the median for high income countries, which is 137,599, 2% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 2,883 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99,733, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, secondary education, female (number) in United States Virgin Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -40.8% | 5,606 | 3,319 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,320 | 6,028 | 6,975 | 8 |
| 1990s | 5,537 | 5,251 | 6,040 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,235 | 3,149 | 3,319 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3,019 | 2,883 | 3,090 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,847 compare
- 194 Aruba 3,382 compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 3,173 compare
- 197 American Samoa 2,777 compare
- 198 Marshall Islands 2,715 compare
- 199 Andorra 2,531 compare
More education data for United States Virgin Islands
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12,900 (1997)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, male (number), gaps 588 (2007)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,900 (2007)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.3 % change on previous year (1993)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in United States Virgin Islands?
- School age population, secondary education, female in United States Virgin Islands was 2,883 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6,975 in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,883 in 2025.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 196th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release