Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita was 7.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu, 2005–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu stood at 7.18 years. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 7.18 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.58 years, in 2005.
That places Vanuatu 141st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.76 years | 5.58 years | 5.95 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.52 years | 6.05 years | 7.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.18 years | 7.18 years | 7.18 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 138 Micronesia (country) 7.33 years compare
- 139 El Salvador 7.3 years compare
- 140 Namibia 7.27 years compare
- 142 Ghana 7.11 years compare
- 143 India 6.88 years compare
- 144 Bangladesh 6.79 years compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,892 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.57 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu?
- Average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu was 7.18 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.18 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.58 years in 2005.
- How does Vanuatu rank for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 141st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.