School age population, primary education, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, primary education, female was 22,291 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
22,291 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
167th
of 206 countries
All-time high
22,291 number
in 2020
All-time low
7,127 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Vanuatu, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 22,291 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Vanuatu peaked at 22,291 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,127 number, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,127 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,332 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 7,553 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 7,774 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 7,975 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 8,154 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 8,340 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 8,549 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 8,774 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 9,009 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 9,244 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 9,452 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 9,686 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 9,949 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 10,230 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 10,521 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 10,770 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 11,054 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 11,362 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 11,680 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 12,004 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 12,351 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 12,707 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 13,034 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 13,284 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 13,444 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 13,541 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 13,660 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 13,815 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 14,030 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 14,308 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 14,555 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 14,853 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 15,184 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 15,515 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 15,823 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 15,982 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 16,098 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 16,171 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16,212 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16,251 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 16,534 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 17,115 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 17,957 number | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 19,009 number | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 20,172 number | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 21,714 number | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 22,102 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 22,266 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 22,291 number | +0.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 22,291 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 22,291 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90,195 number, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,059 number | 7,127 number | 9,009 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,395 number | 9,244 number | 11,680 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,187 number | 12,004 number | 14,030 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,470 number | 14,308 number | 16,212 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,236 number | 16,251 number | 22,266 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 22,291 number | 22,291 number | 22,291 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.171 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Vanuatu?
- School age population, primary education, female in Vanuatu was 22,291 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 22,291 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,127 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.