School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 8,049 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Vanuatu, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 8,049 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Vanuatu peaked at 8,206 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,293 number, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 172nd 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, male (number) (School) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,293 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,442 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 4,580 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 4,705 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 4,808 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 4,927 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 5,114 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 5,311 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 5,501 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 5,646 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 5,779 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 5,938 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 6,099 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 6,255 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 6,398 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 6,539 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 6,659 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 6,787 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 6,923 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 7,076 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 7,231 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 7,326 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 7,417 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 7,512 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 7,646 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 7,757 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 7,893 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 5,292 number | -33.0% |
| 1998 | 5,384 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 5,477 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5,560 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 5,651 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5,752 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5,853 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 5,934 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5,984 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6,030 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 6,028 number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,019 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6,052 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6,185 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 6,577 number | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 7,083 number | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 7,606 number | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 8,025 number | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 8,206 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 8,161 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 8,072 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8,049 number | -0.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 8,049 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,167 number, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 8,049 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,752 number, 17% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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 | -33.0% | 7,893 number | 5,292 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,933 number | 4,293 number | 5,646 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,445 number | 5,779 number | 7,076 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,894 number | 5,292 number | 7,893 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,886 number | 5,560 number | 6,052 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,552 number | 6,185 number | 8,206 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 169 Luxembourg 10,246 number compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 9,399 number compare
- 171 French Polynesia 8,170 number compare
- 173 Belize 7,923 number compare
- 174 Iceland 6,626 number compare
- 175 Samoa 5,387 number compare
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, male in Vanuatu?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Vanuatu was 8,049 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 8,206 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,293 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.