School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 3.92 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
3.92 years
Change on year
down 23.7%
World rank
145th
of 198 countries
All-time high
6.08 years
in 2006
All-time low
3.11 years
in 1981
Years of data
33
1971–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in British Virgin Islands, 1971–2018

02461971199420181971: 4.7 years1972: 4.6 years1973: 3.9 years1974: 4 years1975: 3.8 years1976: 3.7 years1979: 3.2 years1981: 3.1 years1984: 4.9 years1985: 4 years1990: 4.7 years1991: 4.7 years1992: 4.6 years1994: 4.9 years1999: 5.1 years2000: 5 years2001: 4.9 years2002: 4.9 years2003: 5 years2004: 5.3 years2005: 5.9 years2006: 6.1 years2007: 5.7 years2009: 5.3 years2010: 5.3 years2011: 5 years2012: 4.9 years2013: 4.8 years2014: 4.7 years2015: 4.7 years2016: 4.6 years2017: 5.1 years2018: 3.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in British Virgin Islands is 3.92 years, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in British Virgin Islands peaked at 6.08 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.11 years, in 1981.

British Virgin Islands ranks 145th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.98 years 3.23 years 4.69 years 7
1980s 4 years 3.11 years 4.95 years 3
1990s 4.8 years 4.57 years 5.13 years 5
2000s 5.35 years 4.9 years 6.08 years 9
2010s 4.79 years 3.92 years 5.31 years 9

Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands

  1. 142 Vietnam 4.08 years compare
  2. 143 Maldives 4.07 years compare
  3. 144 Botswana 4 years compare
  4. 146 Jordan 3.9 years compare
  5. 147 Marshall Islands 3.89 years compare
  6. 148 Cote d'Ivoire 3.87 years compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in British Virgin Islands?
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in British Virgin Islands was 3.92 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in British Virgin Islands?
The highest recorded value was 6.08 years in 2006.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in British Virgin Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 3.11 years in 1981.
How does British Virgin Islands rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
British Virgin Islands ranks 145th out of 198 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.