British Virgin Islands: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, British Virgin Islands' secondary education, general pupils rose 9.6% on 2016 (from 1,986 to 2,176).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +1.9% and a typical year strayed about 4.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 13% in 1984 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.4% in 1973. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 29.65 a year. A straight line explains 64% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, British Virgin Islands had the 68th highest value of the 69 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to British Virgin Islands in the 2017 ranking

• Maldives — 65th of 69: 20,969
• Kiribati — 66th of 69: 9,548
• Gibraltar — 67th of 69: 2,212
• Liechtenstein — 69th of 69: 2,120

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 33 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 7,574 (2018)
• Argentina — 4.61 million (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 26,884 (2018)
• Barbados — 19,571 (2018)
• Belize — 37,052 (2018)
• Bolivia — 445,168 (2018)
• Brazil — 22.16 million (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 3,476 (2018)
• Chile — 1.23 million (2017)
• Colombia — 4.46 million (2018)
• Costa Rica

More education data for British Virgin Islands

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1,626 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 72.78% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 73.55% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 72.03% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 2,300 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is British Virgin Islands's secondary education, general pupils?

2,176 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 151.56% from 865 in 1971 (2.03% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,176 in 2017 and the lowest 501 in 1979.

How does British Virgin Islands rank?

68th highest of 69 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for British Virgin Islands?

In 2017, British Virgin Islands' secondary education, general pupils rose 9.6% on 2016 (from 1,986 to 2,176). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +1.9% and a typical year strayed about 4.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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