School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 24,399 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,892 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.57 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.