Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 4 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Vanuatu, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to pre-primary education in Vanuatu is 4 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Vanuatu peaked at 4 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 14th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3 years | 3 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
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More education data for Vanuatu
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 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)
- School enrollment, primary, male 114.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Vanuatu?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Vanuatu was 4 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Vanuatu ranks 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The official entry age at which children are expected to start pre-primary education according to national legislation or policies.