School age population, primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 46,254 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu stood at 46,254 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu peaked at 46,254 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14,832 number, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 166th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,969 number | 14,832 number | 19,135 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,938 number | 19,661 number | 24,487 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,477 number | 25,181 number | 29,101 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,176 number | 29,658 number | 34,101 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,040 number | 34,155 number | 46,206 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 46,254 number | 46,254 number | 46,254 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 163 Cabo Verde 62,619 number compare
- 164 Cyprus 58,195 number compare
- 165 Maldives 50,755 number compare
- 167 Belize 45,920 number compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 40,329 number compare
- 169 Montenegro 38,187 number 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, primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu was 46,254 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 46,254 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,832 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Vanuatu ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.