Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 7,797 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Vanuatu, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Vanuatu stood at 7,797 number.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Vanuatu peaked at 7,879 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,649 number, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 165th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,649 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,730 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2,807 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 2,880 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2,947 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 3,012 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 3,100 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 3,200 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 3,304 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 3,405 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 3,494 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 3,583 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 3,679 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 3,780 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 3,883 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 3,983 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 4,070 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 4,161 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 4,259 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 4,363 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 4,472 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 4,567 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4,647 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 4,715 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 4,771 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 4,821 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 4,877 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 4,946 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5,026 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 5,118 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 5,216 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 5,306 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5,413 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5,525 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5,625 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5,704 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 5,761 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5,764 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5,751 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5,751 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,798 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6,040 number | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 6,421 number | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 6,878 number | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 7,336 number | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 7,705 number | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 7,879 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 7,832 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7,779 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 7,797 number | +0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 7,797 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 7,797 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,680 number, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,003 number | 2,649 number | 3,405 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,926 number | 3,494 number | 4,363 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,796 number | 4,472 number | 5,118 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,582 number | 5,216 number | 5,764 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,074 number | 5,798 number | 7,879 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 7,797 number | 7,797 number | 7,797 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Vanuatu?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Vanuatu was 7,797 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 7,879 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,649 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Vanuatu ranks 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.