School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 15,548 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu is 15,548 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu peaked at 15,856 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,379 number, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 173rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,379 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,610 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 8,834 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 9,053 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 9,266 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 9,503 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 9,833 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 10,182 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 10,523 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 10,797 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 11,059 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 11,370 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 11,686 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 11,994 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 12,271 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 12,543 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 12,798 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 13,063 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 13,336 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 13,622 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 13,910 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 14,118 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 14,309 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 14,497 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 14,747 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 14,959 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 15,238 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 10,222 number | -32.9% |
| 1998 | 10,410 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 10,598 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 10,766 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 10,947 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 11,151 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 11,357 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 11,526 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 11,634 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11,680 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 11,663 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 11,655 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 11,747 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12,036 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 12,775 number | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 13,707 number | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 14,673 number | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 15,464 number | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 15,856 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15,764 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 15,586 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 15,548 number | -0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 15,548 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 754,949 number, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 15,548 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95,664 number, 16% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -32.9% | 15,238 number | 10,222 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,498 number | 8,379 number | 10,797 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,374 number | 11,059 number | 13,622 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,301 number | 10,222 number | 15,238 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,413 number | 10,766 number | 11,747 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,601 number | 12,036 number | 15,856 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu was 15,548 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 15,856 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,379 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Vanuatu ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.