School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 23,963 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
23,963 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
166th
of 206 countries
All-time high
23,963 number
in 2020
All-time low
7,705 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Vanuatu, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Vanuatu stood at 23,963 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Vanuatu peaked at 23,963 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,705 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, male (number) (School male) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,705 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,977 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 8,272 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 8,562 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 8,824 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 9,047 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 9,255 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 9,520 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 9,819 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 10,126 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 10,417 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 10,604 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 10,838 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 11,101 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 11,396 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 11,709 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 11,915 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 12,170 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 12,471 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 12,807 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 13,177 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 13,487 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 13,825 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 14,143 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 14,397 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 14,566 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 14,637 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 14,730 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 14,867 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 15,071 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 15,350 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 15,623 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 15,947 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 16,298 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 16,630 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 16,913 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 17,182 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 17,484 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 17,744 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 17,889 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 17,904 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 17,951 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 18,476 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 19,381 number | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 20,557 number | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 21,854 number | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 23,397 number | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 23,781 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 23,940 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 23,963 number | +0.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 23,963 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 740,623 number, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 23,963 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93,399 number, 26% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,911 number | 7,705 number | 10,126 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,543 number | 10,417 number | 12,807 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,290 number | 13,177 number | 15,071 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,706 number | 15,350 number | 17,889 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,805 number | 17,904 number | 23,940 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 23,963 number | 23,963 number | 23,963 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, male in Vanuatu?
- School age population, primary education, male in Vanuatu was 23,963 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 23,963 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,705 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.