School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 0.9839 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Vanuatu, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Vanuatu stood at 0.9839 GPI.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Vanuatu peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.84 GPI, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.84 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8975 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9048 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8977 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8828 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8986 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.888 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8876 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8969 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9266 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9144 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9268 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9516 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9649 GPI | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9769 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9482 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.945 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9851 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9839 GPI | -0.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.9839 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9931 GPI, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.9839 GPI is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 GPI, 97% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8882 GPI | 0.84 GPI | 0.9048 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9205 GPI | 0.9144 GPI | 0.9266 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9392 GPI | 0.9268 GPI | 0.9516 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9692 GPI | 0.945 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9845 GPI | 0.9839 GPI | 0.9851 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Vanuatu?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Vanuatu was 0.9839 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 GPI in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Vanuatu ranks 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.