Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vanuatu, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vanuatu is 97.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vanuatu peaked at 100.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 1981.
Vanuatu ranks 84th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 82.1% | — |
| 1989 | 84.1% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 91.1% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 90.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 97.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.7%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 97.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.1% | 82.1% | 84.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 93.9% | 90.5% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 93.0% | 99.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.1% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 81 Anguilla 97.6% compare
- 82 Fiji 97.6% compare
- 83 Andorra 97.6% compare
- 85 Cook Islands 97.5% compare
- 86 New Zealand 97.4% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 97.4% compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vanuatu?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vanuatu was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Vanuatu ranks 84th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.