School age population, pre-primary education, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 8,477 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Vanuatu, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Vanuatu stood at 8,477. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Vanuatu peaked at 8,477 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,989, in 1982.
That places Vanuatu 173rd out of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,564 | 4,015 | 5,342 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,577 | 3,989 | 6,982 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,942 | 5,361 | 8,003 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,520 | 5,328 | 5,880 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,054 | 5,993 | 8,011 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,351 | 8,138 | 8,477 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 170 Brunei Darussalam 9,080 compare
- 171 Western Sahara 9,066 compare
- 172 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 8,974 compare
- 174 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 7,600 compare
- 175 Guadeloupe 7,351 compare
- 176 Iceland 7,044 compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,892 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Vanuatu?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Vanuatu was 8,477 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 8,477 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,989 in 1982.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 173rd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release