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British Virgin Islands: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 87.9% (2021), 63rd of 176 in the world and 11th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 72.8% (2024), 188th of 191 in the world and 39th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 46.4% (2024), 166th of 168 in the world and 33rd of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Pre-primary enrolment
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10 indicators
Education: British Virgin Islands in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 87.9%2021 | 63/176 | 11/33 | 73.1% | 104.8%2011 | 128.5% | −16.9 ppsince 2011 | 75.6% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 72.8%2024 | 188/191 | 39/39 | 111.5% | 111.5% | 86.9% | −25.0 ppsince 2014 | 104.6% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 46.4%2024 | 166/168 | 33/33 | 111.5% | 95.1% | 63.4% | −44.9 ppsince 2014 | 96.5% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 75.6%2024 | 137/176 | 33/37 | 96.1% | 105.9% | 74.0% | −21.3 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 74.8%2024 | 122/168 | 27/32 | 89.9%2001 | 87.4% | 64.7% | −4.2 ppsince 2014 | 81.5% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 29.6%2024 | 112/172 | 20/31 | 49.8% | 70.5%2009 | 30.5% | −40.9 ppsince 2009 | 58.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 27.0%2024 | 13/178 | 2/35 | 14.3% | 0.6% | 4.4% | +20.2 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 11.62017 | 149/173 | 28/30 | 17.0 | 13.2 | · | −18%since 2007 | 21.3 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.2%2023 | 135/184 | 29/38 | · | 3.5% | 2.7% | −1.3 ppsince 2013 | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 13.6%2025 | 77/179 | 19/37 | · | 12.1%2012 | 11.9% | +0.3 ppsince 2015 | 16.6% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pupils per teacher−18%11.6 in 2017
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−16.9 pp87.9% in 2021
- Primary completion−44.9 pp46.4% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−21.3 pp75.6% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−4.2 pp74.8% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
British Virgin Islands and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with British Virgin Islands. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | British Virgin Islands | US Virgin Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 87.9%2021 | — |
| Primary enrolment | 72.8%2024 | — |
| Primary completion | 46.4%2024 | — |
| Secondary enrolment | 75.6%2024 | — |
| Lower secondary completion | 74.8%2024 | — |
| Tertiary enrolment | 29.6%2024 | — |
| Out-of-school children | 27.0%2024 | — |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.62017 | — |
| Education spending | 3.2%2023 | — |