School age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, early childhood education, female was 8,477 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu stood at 8,477. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu peaked at 8,477 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,328, in 2003.
That places Vanuatu 169th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5,361 | — |
| 1998 | 5,408 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 5,419 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5,405 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 5,371 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5,333 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5,328 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5,368 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 5,462 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5,594 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 5,692 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5,771 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 5,880 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5,993 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 6,162 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 6,410 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 6,719 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 8,477 | +26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,396 | 5,361 | 5,419 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5,520 | 5,328 | 5,880 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,321 | 5,993 | 6,719 | 4 |
| 2020s | 8,477 | 8,477 | 8,477 | 1 |
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More education data for Vanuatu
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,451 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 73.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,768 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 955 (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.49 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,188 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 704 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu was 8,477 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 8,477 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,328 in 2003.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 169th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release