School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu stood at 1.02 GPIA.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu peaked at 1.54 GPIA in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9027 GPIA, in 1978.
That places Vanuatu 61st out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.54 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9212 GPIA | -40.0% |
| 1972 | 1.07 GPIA | +16.3% |
| 1973 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.1 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 1.01 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9799 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9027 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 1.15 GPIA | +27.3% |
| 1981 | 1.19 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9935 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9641 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9742 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9786 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9594 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9812 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9831 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9806 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -40.0% | 1.54 GPIA | 0.9212 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.9027 GPIA | 1.54 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9867 GPIA | 0.9641 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9594 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9988 GPIA | 0.9806 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 GPIA in 1970.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9027 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Vanuatu ranks 61st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release