School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 7,499 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Vanuatu, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Vanuatu stood at 7,499 number.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Vanuatu peaked at 7,650 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,086 number, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female (number) (School) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,086 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,168 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 4,254 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 4,348 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 4,458 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 4,576 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 4,719 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 4,871 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 5,022 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 5,151 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 5,280 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 5,432 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 5,587 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 5,739 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 5,873 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 6,004 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 6,139 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 6,276 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 6,413 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 6,546 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 6,679 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 6,792 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 6,892 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 6,985 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 7,101 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 7,202 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 7,345 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 4,930 number | -32.9% |
| 1998 | 5,026 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 5,121 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 5,206 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 5,296 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5,399 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5,504 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5,592 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 5,650 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 5,650 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,635 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 5,636 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,695 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5,851 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 6,198 number | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 6,624 number | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 7,067 number | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 7,439 number | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 7,650 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 7,603 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 7,514 number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 7,499 number | -0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 7,499 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 370,782 number, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 7,499 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46,912 number, 16% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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% | 7,345 number | 4,930 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,565 number | 4,086 number | 5,151 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,929 number | 5,280 number | 6,546 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,407 number | 4,930 number | 7,345 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,526 number | 5,206 number | 5,695 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,049 number | 5,851 number | 7,650 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, female in Vanuatu?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Vanuatu was 7,499 number in 2019, 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 7,650 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,086 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.