Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 79.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Vanuatu, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Vanuatu stood at 79.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Vanuatu peaked at 79.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1981.
That places Vanuatu 125th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.5% | 73.9% | 75.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 76.1% | 75.3% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 76.8% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 77.8% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 79.2% | 79.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 122 Eswatini, Kingdom of 82.5% compare
- 123 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 82.1% compare
- 124 Lesotho, Kingdom of 79.8% compare
- 126 Ghana 79.1% compare
- 127 Côte d'Ivoire 78.8% compare
- 128 Cameroon 77.8% compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,892 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Vanuatu?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Vanuatu was 79.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Vanuatu ranks 125th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release