School age population, primary education, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, primary education, female was 24,584 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Vanuatu, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Vanuatu is 24,584, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Vanuatu peaked at 24,584 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,055, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 167th 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 | 7,852 | 7,055 | 8,882 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,223 | 8,530 | 10,254 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,684 | 11,218 | 15,199 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,839 | 15,423 | 16,205 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,301 | 16,437 | 21,175 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,333 | 21,865 | 24,584 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 164 Reunion 30,038 compare
- 165 Cabo Verde 28,629 compare
- 166 Cyprus 27,532 compare
- 168 Western Sahara 22,891 compare
- 169 Belize 22,615 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 21,196 compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- 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 1,892 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Vanuatu?
- School age population, primary education, female in Vanuatu was 24,584 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 24,584 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,055 in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release