School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 4,155 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,155
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
169th
of 222 countries
All-time high
4,155
in 2025
All-time low
1,184
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Vanuatu, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Vanuatu is 4,155, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Vanuatu peaked at 4,155 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,184, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 169th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,184 | — |
| 1971 | 1,232 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 1,282 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 1,331 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1,378 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 1,426 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1,466 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1,508 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 1,514 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1,500 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1,685 | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 1,734 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1,794 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 1,866 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1,934 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,995 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 2,041 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 2,073 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 2,082 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,581 | -24.1% |
| 1990 | 1,242 | -21.4% |
| 1991 | 1,974 | +58.9% |
| 1992 | 2,060 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 2,149 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 2,230 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 2,304 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2,366 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 2,426 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 2,481 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 2,522 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2,569 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,625 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 2,681 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,737 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2,785 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2,806 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,806 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,798 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,780 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,760 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,770 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,772 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,813 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2,865 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,881 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,924 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,986 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3,053 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3,181 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 3,341 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 3,514 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 3,676 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 3,802 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3,923 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 4,037 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 4,155 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,382 | 1,184 | 1,514 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,878 | 1,581 | 2,082 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,175 | 1,242 | 2,522 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,735 | 2,569 | 2,806 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,959 | 2,770 | 3,341 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,851 | 3,514 | 4,155 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 166 Cape Verde 5,042 compare
- 167 Western Sahara 4,740 compare
- 168 Montenegro 4,163 compare
- 170 Maldives 4,142 compare
- 171 Belize 3,902 compare
- 172 Macau, China 3,700 compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Vanuatu?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Vanuatu was 4,155 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4,155 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,184 in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 169th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release