Fiji vs Vanuatu: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Fiji
2.4%
in 2024
Vanuatu
2.5%
in 2024
Fiji rank
124th
Vanuatu rank
122nd
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Fiji
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Fiji, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 124th and Vanuatu ranks 122nd of 203 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 6.1% | 2.3% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.6% | 1.4% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 0.2% | 4.9% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Fiji or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Fiji and Vanuatu?
- 0.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Vanuatu?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Vanuatu rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Fiji ranks 124th and Vanuatu ranks 122nd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.