Tertiary education, academic staff in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Tertiary education, academic staff was 63.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in British Virgin Islands, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in British Virgin Islands stood at 63.2%.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in British Virgin Islands peaked at 71.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2009.
That places British Virgin Islands 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.4% | — |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 43.8% | 54.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 54.7% | 62.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 63.2% | 71.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 2 Kazakhstan 67.3% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 65.9% compare
- 4 Armenia 63.5% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 62.0% compare
- 7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 61.9% compare
- 8 Cuba 61.7% compare
More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 18.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 273 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 440 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 247 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in British Virgin Islands?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in British Virgin Islands was 63.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2009.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.