Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 7.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Vanuatu, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in Vanuatu is 7.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 10.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2019.
Vanuatu ranks 10th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.1% | — |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +85.6% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -40.9% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +89.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -79.4% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +365.1% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -29.2% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 7.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 7.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.2%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +365.1% | 2.2% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 4.1% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.2% | 9.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 1.8% | 8.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 2.2% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 7 Solomon Islands 8.3% compare
- 8 Botswana 8.1% compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 7.7% compare
- 11 Mauritania 7.6% compare
- 12 Bolivia 7.5% compare
- 13 Sweden 7.3% compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,186 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,492 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,030 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,738 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,360 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 56,048 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.171 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Vanuatu?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Vanuatu was 7.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.