Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Vanuatu, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Vanuatu stood at 96.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Vanuatu peaked at 100.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 111th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.2% | — |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +91.7% |
| 1973 | 94.4% | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.6% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 96.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 95.7%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 96.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.7%, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +91.7% | 52.2% | 100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.1% | 52.2% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 91.3% | 98.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 93.6% | 96.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.9% | 96.7% | 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 percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Vanuatu?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Vanuatu was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Vanuatu ranks 111th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release