Secondary education, duration in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 209 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2017
All-time low
5 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in British Virgin Islands, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, duration in British Virgin Islands stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in British Virgin Islands peaked at 6 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1970.
That places British Virgin Islands 91st out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- 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 15-64 75.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (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 secondary education, duration in British Virgin Islands?
- Secondary education, duration in British Virgin Islands was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for secondary education, duration?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 91st out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.