School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 10.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Vanuatu, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Vanuatu is 10.18 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Vanuatu peaked at 11.1 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.55 years, in 1999.
Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 200 countries on this measure, 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, male in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.55 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.55 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.69 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.99 years | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 9.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.52 years | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 9.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.31 years | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 10.92 years | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 10.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.46 years | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 10.86 years | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 11.1 years | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 10.86 years | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.18 years | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.55 years | 8.55 years | 8.55 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 8.55 years | 9.6 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.66 years | 10.31 years | 10.97 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.75 years | 10.18 years | 11.1 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 10.25 years compare
- 30 Netherlands 10.23 years compare
- 31 Afghanistan 10.22 years compare
- 33 Lithuania 10.15 years compare
- 34 Peru 10.14 years compare
- 35 Portugal 10.02 years compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Vanuatu?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Vanuatu was 10.18 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.55 years in 1999.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release