Teachers in primary education, female in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Teachers in primary education, female was 234 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in British Virgin Islands, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 234 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in British Virgin Islands peaked at 286 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 77 number, in 1971.
That places British Virgin Islands 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 77 number | — |
| 1972 | 77 number | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 77 number | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 88 number | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 102 number | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 84 number | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 92 number | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 93 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 97 number | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 147 number | +51.5% |
| 1995 | 143 number | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 131 number | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 143 number | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 149 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 147 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 178 number | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 190 number | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 171 number | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 171 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 194 number | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 200 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 223 number | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 244 number | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 249 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 258 number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 286 number | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 261 number | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 234 number | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.17 number | 77 number | 102 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 94 number | 92 number | 97 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 140.33 number | 131 number | 147 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 171.44 number | 143 number | 200 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 250.71 number | 223 number | 286 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 186 American Samoa 341 number compare
- 187 Andorra 327 number compare
- 188 Cayman Islands 245 number compare
- 190 San Marino 222 number compare
- 191 Liechtenstein 203 number compare
- 192 Turks and Caicos Islands 187 number compare
More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 247 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in British Virgin Islands?
- Teachers in primary education, female in British Virgin Islands was 234 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 286 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 number in 1971.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.