School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 46,254 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
46,254 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
166th
of 206 countries
All-time high
46,254 number
in 2020
All-time low
14,832 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu, 1970–2020
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.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,832 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,309 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 15,825 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 16,336 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 16,799 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 17,201 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 17,595 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 18,069 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 18,593 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 19,135 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 19,661 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 20,056 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 20,524 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 21,050 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 21,626 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 22,230 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 22,685 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 23,224 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 23,833 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 24,487 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 25,181 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 25,838 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 26,532 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 27,177 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 27,681 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 28,010 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 28,178 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 28,390 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 28,682 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 29,101 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 29,658 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 30,178 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 30,800 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 31,482 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 32,145 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 32,736 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 33,164 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 33,582 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 33,915 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 34,101 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 34,155 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 34,485 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 35,591 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 37,338 number | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 39,566 number | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 42,026 number | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 45,111 number | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 45,883 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 46,206 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 46,254 number | +0.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 46,254 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.43 million number, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 46,254 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 183,594 number, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
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, 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.