School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 10.14 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu peaked at 11.04 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.34 years, in 1999.
That places Vanuatu 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.34 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.6 years | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 8.54 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 8.68 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.95 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 8.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.48 years | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 9.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 10.19 years | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 10.7 years | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 10.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.21 years | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 10.77 years | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 11.04 years | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 10.79 years | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 10.14 years | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.34 years | 8.34 years | 8.34 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.96 years | 8.54 years | 9.55 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.45 years | 10.19 years | 10.72 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.69 years | 10.14 years | 11.04 years | 4 |
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More education data for Vanuatu
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,892 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu was 10.14 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11.04 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.34 years in 1999.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Vanuatu ranks 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release