What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between British Virgin Islands and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

9.0%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

11 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

British Virgin Islands

11.9%

in 2018

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

2.9%

in 2019

British Virgin Islands rank

32nd

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

35th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

British Virgin Islands
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 11.9% against 2.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 9.0%.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 4.0 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 32nd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.6%	5.8%	3.2%	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	12.3%	5.0%	7.3%	British Virgin Islands
2010s	5.8%	3.6%	2.1%	British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, British Virgin Islands or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: British Virgin Islands, at 11.9% against 2.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between British Virgin Islands and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 9.0%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do British Virgin Islands and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: British Virgin Islands ranks 32nd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/