Primary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Primary completion rate, total was 46.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands, 1985–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands is 46.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.6% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands peaked at 118.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2024.
British Virgin Islands ranks 185th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 90.7% | — |
| 1994 | 118.6% | +30.7% |
| 2000 | 111.5% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 107.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 107.4% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 101.1% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 102.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 101.7% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 46.4% | -42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.7% | 90.7% | 90.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 118.6% | 118.6% | 118.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 80.6% | 111.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 59.8% | 101.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 46.4% | 80.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More aid effectiveness data for British Virgin Islands
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 10,000 current US$ (1993)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 30,000 current US$ (1999)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 50,000 current US$ (1999)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 2.73 million current US$ (1999)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 10,000 current US$ (2001)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP -60,000 current US$ (1999)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 2.56 million current US$ (1999)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received -1.50 million constant 2023 US$ (2004)
- Net official development assistance received 2.56 million current US$ (1999)
- Net official development assistance received 3.49 million constant 2023 US$ (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands?
- Primary completion rate, total in British Virgin Islands was 46.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 118.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2024.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for primary completion rate, total?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.