Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 11,892 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Vanuatu, 1979–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Vanuatu is 11,892 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Vanuatu peaked at 15,812 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11,892 number, in 2018.
Vanuatu ranks 76th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 15,247 number | — |
| 1984 | 15,698 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 15,812 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 14,387 number | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 13,591 number | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 11,892 number | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,247 number | 15,247 number | 15,247 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 15,698 number | 15,698 number | 15,698 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 15,812 number | 15,812 number | 15,812 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 14,387 number | 14,387 number | 14,387 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 12,742 number | 11,892 number | 13,591 number | 2 |
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More education data for Vanuatu
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61,360 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 71.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,892 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -13.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,909 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 69.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,451 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 73.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,768 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Vanuatu?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Vanuatu was 11,892 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 15,812 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,892 number in 2018.
- How does Vanuatu rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 76th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.