Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 100.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 52.4%
World rank
1st
of 95 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
65.6%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2016–2024
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in British Virgin Islands, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in British Virgin Islands stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in British Virgin Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2022.
British Virgin Islands ranks 1st of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 65.6% | 100.0% | 4 |
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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 schools with access to basic drinking water in British Virgin Islands?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in British Virgin Islands was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2022.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 1st out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%)