<P> Unusually, the territory has one of the highest drowning mortality rates in the world being higher than other high risk countries such as China and India . 20% of deaths in the British Virgin Islands during 2012 were recorded as drownings, all of them being tourists . Despite this, the territory's most popular beach still has no lifeguard presence . </P> <P> The British Virgin Islands operates several government schools as well as private schools . There is also a community college, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, that is located on the eastern end of Tortola . This college was named after Lavity Stoutt, the first Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands . It is extremely common for students from the British Virgin Islands to travel overseas for tertiary education, either to the University of the West Indies, or to colleges and universities in either the United Kingdom, United States, or Canada . </P> <P> The literacy rate in the British Virgin Islands is high at 98% . </P> <P> There is a University of the West Indies Open campus in the territory . </P>

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