School completion in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School completion was 79.77 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
79.77
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
125th
of 165 countries
All-time high
79.77
in 2025
All-time low
73.87
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Vanuatu, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion in Vanuatu stood at 79.77. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Vanuatu peaked at 79.77 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.87, in 1981.
That places Vanuatu 125th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 73.87 | — |
| 1982 | 74.04 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 74.21 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.34 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.51 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 74.65 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 74.84 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 74.94 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 75.06 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 75.27 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 75.52 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.75 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.92 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 76.1 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 76.3 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.42 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 76.61 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 76.73 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 76.78 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.84 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 76.9 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 76.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 76.95 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.05 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 77.17 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 77.29 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.33 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.49 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.62 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.77 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.94 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.1 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.26 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.39 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 78.55 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.69 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.81 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.96 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.1 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.24 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.39 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.55 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.7 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.75 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 79.77 | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 79.77 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 79.77 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.58, 81% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.5 | 73.87 | 75.06 | 9 |
| 1990s | 76.14 | 75.27 | 76.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.15 | 76.84 | 77.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.46 | 77.77 | 79.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.57 | 79.24 | 79.77 | 6 |
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 completion in Vanuatu?
- School completion in Vanuatu was 79.77 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 79.77 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.87 in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school completion?
- Vanuatu ranks 125th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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