Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 55.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in British Virgin Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in British Virgin Islands is 55.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 29.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in British Virgin Islands peaked at 96.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 2020.
That places British Virgin Islands 107th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 49.1% | 80.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 66.5% | 96.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 47.9% | 79.4% | 5 |
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More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 75.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 247 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.05 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 73.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in British Virgin Islands?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in British Virgin Islands was 55.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 2020.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 107th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.