School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) was 17.5 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu is 17.5 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 28.7% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu peaked at 17.5 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.1 years, in 1991.
That places Vanuatu 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.8 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 7.55 years | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 7.63 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 7.79 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 7.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 7.95 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 8.07 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 8.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 7.77 years | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 7.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 7.16 years | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 8.42 years | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 7.1 years | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 8.78 years | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 9.16 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 9.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.56 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 9.97 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 10 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 10.29 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 10.46 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.43 years | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 11.79 years | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 11.05 years | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 11.81 years | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 12.28 years | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 13.6 years | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 17.5 years | +28.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 17.5 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.58 years, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 17.5 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.75 years, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +28.7% | 13.6 years | 17.5 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.84 years | 7.55 years | 8.14 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.78 years | 7.16 years | 8.42 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.94 years | 7.1 years | 8.78 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.81 years | 9.16 years | 10.46 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.42 years | 11.05 years | 11.79 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.8 years | 11.81 years | 17.5 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 2 Monaco 17.19 years compare
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.76 years compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 15.59 years compare
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 secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu was 17.5 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 years in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Vanuatu ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release