School enrollment, primary, private in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: School enrollment, primary, private was 22.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in British Virgin Islands, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 22.5% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in British Virgin Islands peaked at 31.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1981.
British Virgin Islands ranks 57th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.3% | — |
| 1974 | 16.0% | +55.6% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 16.5% | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | -45.8% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | +38.5% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | +33.6% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.2% | 10.3% | 16.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 8.9% | 12.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.3% | 15.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 15.2% | 30.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 26.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 22.5% | 29.7% | 5 |
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More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -34.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -12.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 472 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0207 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 808 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,197 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in British Virgin Islands?
- School enrollment, primary, private in British Virgin Islands was 22.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1981.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 57th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.