School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 24,399 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
24,399 number
World rank
173rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
24,399 number
in 2014
All-time low
7,340 number
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2014
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Vanuatu, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 24,399 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Vanuatu peaked at 24,399 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7,340 number, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,340 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,697 number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 8,052 number | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 8,390 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 8,717 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 9,041 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 9,421 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 9,811 number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 10,196 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 10,568 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 10,927 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 11,256 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 11,523 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 11,709 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 11,829 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 11,905 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 12,156 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 12,321 number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 12,427 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 12,522 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 12,618 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 13,077 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 13,505 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 13,889 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 14,243 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 14,570 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 15,053 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 15,540 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 16,030 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 16,549 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 17,132 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 17,893 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 18,713 number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 19,489 number | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 20,135 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 20,643 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 21,252 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 21,875 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 22,492 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 22,967 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 23,115 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 24,399 number | +5.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 24,399 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 million number, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 24,399 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 236,675 number, 10% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,923 number | 7,340 number | 10,568 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,858 number | 10,927 number | 12,522 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,507 number | 12,618 number | 16,549 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,259 number | 17,132 number | 22,967 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,757 number | 23,115 number | 24,399 number | 2 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Vanuatu?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Vanuatu was 24,399 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 24,399 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,340 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Vanuatu ranks 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.