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%.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.