School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower 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 … life both sexes lower 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% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 10.14 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.68 years, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 10.14 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.98 years, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
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, 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