Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 3,762 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Vanuatu, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 3,762 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Vanuatu peaked at 3,800 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,287 number, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,287 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,318 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1,349 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1,379 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1,409 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1,440 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1,480 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1,523 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 1,568 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1,613 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1,655 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1,699 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1,746 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 1,796 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1,846 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1,895 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1,941 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1,988 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2,038 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 2,088 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 2,138 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 2,189 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 2,231 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2,266 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2,293 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 2,316 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2,346 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2,382 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 2,423 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2,470 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2,519 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2,563 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,616 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,673 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2,725 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2,767 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2,780 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,775 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,767 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,773 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,805 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,927 number | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 3,107 number | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 3,319 number | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 3,533 number | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 3,712 number | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 3,800 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3,776 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3,751 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,762 number | +0.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 3,762 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 3,762 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,437 number | 1,287 number | 1,613 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,869 number | 1,655 number | 2,088 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,305 number | 2,138 number | 2,470 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,696 number | 2,519 number | 2,780 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,414 number | 2,805 number | 3,800 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 3,762 number | 3,762 number | 3,762 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, female in Vanuatu?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Vanuatu was 3,762 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3,800 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,287 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.