British Virgin Islands — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for British Virgin Islands, 2010–2023.
Education spending for British Virgin Islands was 3.17% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 13 years, from 2010 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 4.70% in 2015. The lowest was 2.43% in 2018 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.72% per year.
British Virgin Islands ranks 128 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 74%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so British Virgin Islands sits below it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 33% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 29%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 29 of 36 economies; Antigua and Barbuda (3.11%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 31% in 2016.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 84th of 130 in 2010 → 134th of 157 in 2020 → 71st of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2010 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.17% | +0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 2.48% | -0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 3.02% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 2.71% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 2.46% | -0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 3.25% | -1.4 pp |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 4.01% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 4.46% | +0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 3.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.49% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was British Virgin Islands’s Education spending in 2012?
3.56% (2012). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is British Virgin Islands’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2010 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -9.0% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 3.17%; 2022: 2.48%; 2021: 3.02%; 2020: 2.71%; 2019: 2.5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.