School life expectancy, secondary, female in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in British Virgin Islands, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in British Virgin Islands stood at 4.52 years.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in British Virgin Islands peaked at 5.72 years in 1984 and was at its lowest, 3.6 years, in 1973.
That places British Virgin Islands 157th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.27 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.99 years | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 3.6 years | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 3.79 years | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 3.86 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 4.11 years | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 4.29 years | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 3.9 years | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 5.72 years | +46.8% |
| 1985 | 4.37 years | -23.7% |
| 1990 | 4.7 years | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 4.89 years | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 4.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.64 years | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 4.97 years | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 4.94 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.64 years | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 4.93 years | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 4.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.62 years | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 5.71 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.66 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.31 years | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 5.26 years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9 years | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 4.88 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.94 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.92 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.65 years | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 4.07 years | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 4.22 years | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.32 years | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.24 years | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.12 years | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 4.52 years | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.99 years | 3.6 years | 4.29 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.66 years | 3.9 years | 5.72 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.82 years | 4.64 years | 4.94 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.19 years | 4.64 years | 5.71 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.87 years | 4.07 years | 5.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 years | 4.12 years | 4.52 years | 5 |
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More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 247 (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 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 75.8% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 72.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in British Virgin Islands?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in British Virgin Islands was 4.52 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 years in 1984.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 years in 1973.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 157th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release