Share of children who have completed primary school in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of children who have completed primary school was 79.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Vanuatu, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Vanuatu stood at 79.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Vanuatu peaked at 79.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, 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.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 73.9% | — |
| 1982 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 74.7% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 76.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 76.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 79.8% | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 79.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 79.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 81% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.5% | 73.9% | 75.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 76.1% | 75.3% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 76.8% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 77.8% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 79.2% | 79.8% | 6 |
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Vanuatu?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Vanuatu was 79.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Vanuatu ranks 125th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.