Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.1793 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Vanuatu is 0.1793 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1793 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.06 units per square kilometre, in 1973.
Vanuatu ranks 153rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0638 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.06 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0688 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0809 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0883 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0766 units per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0713 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0699 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0976 units per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1166 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1298 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1261 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1324 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1488 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1597 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1306 units per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1584 units per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1588 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1418 units per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1582 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1706 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1765 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1793 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.1793 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3318 units per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.1793 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7304 units per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0671 units per square kilometre | 0.06 units per square kilometre | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | 0.0766 units per square kilometre | 0.0883 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0888 units per square kilometre | 0.0699 units per square kilometre | 0.1166 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1379 units per square kilometre | 0.1261 units per square kilometre | 0.1597 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1543 units per square kilometre | 0.1418 units per square kilometre | 0.1588 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1755 units per square kilometre | 0.1706 units per square kilometre | 0.1793 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 150 Guinea-Bissau 0.191 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1899 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Ukraine 0.1833 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Guinea 0.1787 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Sweden 0.1764 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Mozambique 0.1699 units per square kilometre compare
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 primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.1793 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1793 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 units per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Vanuatu rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 153rd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.