Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Vanuatu, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Vanuatu stood at 98.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Vanuatu peaked at 98.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 1989.
Vanuatu ranks 48th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.9% | 84.4% | 87.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 92.0% | 97.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.5% | 98.3% | 3 |
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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 gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Vanuatu?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Vanuatu was 98.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 1989.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Vanuatu ranks 48th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.