Education spending in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Education spending was 7.64 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Education spending in Vanuatu, 1994–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education spending in Vanuatu is 7.64, 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, education spending in Vanuatu peaked at 10.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 2019.
Vanuatu ranks 10th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Education spending in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.12 | — |
| 1998 | 7.64 | +85.6% |
| 1999 | 6.16 | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 7 | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 8.95 | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 8.13 | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 8.44 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 5.95 | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 5.16 | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 5.17 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.39 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 7.68 | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 4.53 | -40.9% |
| 2018 | 8.61 | +89.8% |
| 2019 | 1.77 | -79.4% |
| 2020 | 2.17 | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 10.11 | +365.1% |
| 2022 | 10.7 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 7.58 | -29.2% |
| 2024 | 7.64 | +0.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 7.64 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 7.64 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.25, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending 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% | 2.17 | 10.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.97 | 4.12 | 7.64 | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.27 | 5.16 | 8.95 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 1.77 | 8.61 | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.64 | 2.17 | 10.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 7 Solomon Islands 8.29 compare
- 8 Botswana 8.06 compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 7.7 compare
- 11 Mauritania 7.61 compare
- 12 Bolivia 7.54 compare
- 13 Sweden 7.32 compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Vanuatu?
- Education spending in Vanuatu was 7.64 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for education spending?
- Vanuatu ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is education spending 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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