Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 19.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Vanuatu, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Vanuatu is 19.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.3% on the previous year and up 792.6% over ten years.
That places Vanuatu 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 3.6% | 25.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Vanuatu?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Vanuatu was 19.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Vanuatu ranks 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 792.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.