Education in United States Virgin Islands 40 indicators covering education for United States Virgin Islands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 60.4% 2025 down 4.4% 161st Population ages 0-14 16.5% 2025 down 15.8% 160th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 124.1% 1993 down 0.1% 8th Primary education, teachers 1,025 1993 down 8.5% 180th Labor force, total 47,132 2025 down 7.3% 184th Labor force, female 51.9% 2025 up 3.7% 2nd School enrollment, secondary 121.7% 1997 up 9.5% 14th Secondary education, teachers 714 1997 down 4.2% 184th School enrollment, secondary, female 118.2% 1997 up 8.2% 18th School enrollment, secondary, male 125.2% 1997 up 10.8% 12th School enrollment, tertiary 33.6% 1993 up 13.3% 111th School enrollment, primary, private 22.3% 1993 up 6.5% 58th School enrollment, preprimary 140.0% 1993 up 12.9% 2nd School enrollment, tertiary, male 17.8% 1993 up 4.9% 129th School enrollment, tertiary, female 48.7% 1993 up 17.0% 99th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9204 GPI 1997 down 6.2% 170th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.63 GPI 1993 up 2.7% 6th Secondary education, teachers, female 400 1997 down 5.4% 180th Secondary education, general pupils 12,900 1997 down 3.7% 180th Secondary education, general pupils 49.2% 1997 down 0.1% 136th Primary education, pupils 14,544 1993 down 9.5% 183rd Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 12,900 1997 down 3.7% 184th Secondary education, vocational pupils 0 1995 — 185th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 11.4% 2025 down 1.8% 30th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 10.6% 2025 down 0.6% 30th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 12.2% 2025 down 3.2% 35th Number of adults with no formal education by region 1,100 people 2100 down 15.4% 176th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 1.2% 2100 down 15.3% 44th Population by level of education 39,000 people 2100 up 9.6% 195th Secondary education, teachers 56.0% 1997 down 1.3% 118th Tertiary education, academic staff 49.4% 2007 up 2.8% 55th Expenditure on tertiary education 11.0% 1978 down 57.7% 133rd Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 14.19 1993 down 0.1% 145th Secondary education, pupils 49.2% 1997 down 0.1% 88th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.07 1997 up 0.4% 70th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 9.18 2007 down 16.5% 147th