School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 3,923 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3,923
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
168th
of 222 countries
All-time high
3,923
in 2025
All-time low
940
in 1990
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Vanuatu, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Vanuatu is 3,923, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Vanuatu peaked at 3,923 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 940, in 1990.
Vanuatu ranks 168th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,087 | — |
| 1971 | 1,118 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1,149 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 1,179 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1,210 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1,241 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 1,271 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1,300 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1,312 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1,307 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1,351 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 1,384 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1,420 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1,464 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1,498 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1,528 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1,544 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,551 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,546 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1,189 | -23.1% |
| 1990 | 940 | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 1,846 | +96.4% |
| 1992 | 1,920 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 2,002 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 2,077 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 2,145 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2,206 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2,266 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 2,324 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2,374 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2,421 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2,479 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2,528 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2,578 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2,620 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,638 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,636 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,623 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,603 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,585 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,593 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,588 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,622 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,663 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,676 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2,717 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,780 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2,851 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2,976 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 3,138 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 3,311 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 3,462 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 3,581 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3,697 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 3,809 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 3,923 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,217 | 1,087 | 1,312 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,448 | 1,189 | 1,551 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,010 | 940 | 2,374 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,571 | 2,421 | 2,638 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,760 | 2,588 | 3,138 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,630 | 3,311 | 3,923 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 165 Cyprus 4,782 compare
- 166 Cape Verde 4,763 compare
- 167 Western Sahara 4,558 compare
- 169 Montenegro 3,825 compare
- 170 Belize 3,724 compare
- 171 Maldives 3,535 compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56,048 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Vanuatu?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Vanuatu was 3,923 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3,923 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 940 in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 168th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release