Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 20.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
20.3%
Change on year
down 25.2%
World rank
70th
of 175 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2023
All-time low
4.2%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Vanuatu, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Vanuatu stood at 20.3%.
The figure is down 25.2% on the previous year and up 381.1% over ten years.
That places Vanuatu 70th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.2% | — |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +97.4% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +64.2% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +68.1% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | -25.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 20.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.0%, 56% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 20.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.4%, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 5.0% | 27.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Vanuatu?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Vanuatu was 20.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Vanuatu ranks 70th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 381.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release