Population, age 16, total in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population, age 16, total was 5,799 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Vanuatu, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, total in Vanuatu is 5,799, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Vanuatu peaked at 5,799 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,977, in 1990.
Vanuatu ranks 169th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,420 | 2,977 | 4,063 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,854 | 4,234 | 5,325 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,583 | 5,404 | 5,799 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (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 population, age 16, total in Vanuatu?
- Population, age 16, total in Vanuatu was 5,799 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5,799 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,977 in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population, age 16, total?
- Vanuatu ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.