British Virgin Islands

Girls in primary school in British Virgin Islands

Girls in primary school in British Virgin Islands: 97% in 1999 and 94.1% in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2013: 94.1%
Since 1999: −2.9 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 45 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2013: 88.2%

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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What the numbers say

The highest was 97% in 1999, the lowest 83.1% in 2000.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	British Virgin Islands	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	94.1	88.2
2012	91.8	88.2
2011	–	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	–	87.9
2008	–	87.6
2007	–	87.2
2006	89.3	86
2005	90.3	85.4
2004	–	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	94.3	81
2000	83.1	80.7
1999	97	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	–	75.8
1975	–	72.9
1970	–	69
1965	–	66
1960	–	63.1
1955	–	57.4
1950	–	51.4
1945	–	43.5
1940	–	40
1935	–	38.2
1930	–	36.4
1925	–	33
1920	–	30.5
1915	–	29.2
1910	–	28.1
1905	–	25.1
1900	–	23.3
1895	–	21.8
1890	–	20
1885	–	19
1880	–	17.2
1875	–	15.7
1870	–	13.2
1865	–	10.6
1860	–	9.3
1855	–	8
1850	–	6.8
1845	–	5.9
1840	–	5.2
1835	–	4.5
1830	–	4
1825	–	3.5
1820	–	3.1

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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