School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 8,761 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,761
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
168th
of 222 countries
All-time high
8,761
in 2025
All-time low
2,391
in 1984
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Vanuatu, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 8,761 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Vanuatu peaked at 8,761 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,391, in 1984.
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, one year before the official primary entry in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,749 | — |
| 1971 | 2,830 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 2,852 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 2,832 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 2,941 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 3,058 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 3,177 | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 3,309 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 3,433 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 3,558 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 3,801 | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 3,840 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 3,843 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 2,980 | -22.5% |
| 1984 | 2,391 | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 4,045 | +69.2% |
| 1986 | 4,213 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 4,387 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 4,542 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 4,685 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 4,809 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 4,932 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 5,047 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 5,142 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 5,234 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 5,321 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 5,406 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 5,489 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 5,560 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 5,588 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 5,580 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5,562 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,523 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5,487 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 5,516 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5,577 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 5,711 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 5,853 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 5,915 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 6,017 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6,136 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 6,265 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 6,470 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6,763 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 7,094 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 7,374 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 7,592 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 7,801 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 7,980 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8,166 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 8,310 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 8,438 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 8,564 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 8,661 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 8,707 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 8,761 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,074 | 2,749 | 3,558 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,873 | 2,391 | 4,685 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,253 | 4,809 | 5,588 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,674 | 5,487 | 6,017 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,164 | 6,136 | 8,166 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,574 | 8,310 | 8,761 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 165 Cape Verde 9,391 compare
- 166 Western Sahara 9,296 compare
- 167 Bhutan 9,267 compare
- 169 Montenegro 7,473 compare
- 170 Belize 7,146 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 7,074 compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.171 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,740 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Vanuatu?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Vanuatu was 8,761 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 8,761 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,391 in 1984.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Vanuatu ranks 168th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release