Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 13.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in British Virgin Islands, 2012–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in British Virgin Islands stood at 13.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in British Virgin Islands peaked at 17.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2018.
British Virgin Islands ranks 82nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.2% | 17.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.8% | 13.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for British Virgin Islands
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 59.45 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows 53.60 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation 370,000 BoP, current US$ (1999)
- Technical cooperation grants 910,000 BoP, current US$ (1999)
- GDP per capita 40,848 international-$ in 2021 prices (2023)
- PPP conversion factor, GDP 1.02 LCU per international $ (2017)
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion 0 current US$ (2021)
- Adjusted savings: energy depletion 0 current US$ (2021)
- PPP conversion factor, households and NPISHs Final consumption expendi 1.02 LCU per international $ (2021)
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage 7.00 million current US$ (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in British Virgin Islands?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in British Virgin Islands was 13.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2018.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.