School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 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 and secondary, gender parity index 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% |
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
- 126 North Macedonia 0.9873 GPI compare
- 127 Chile 0.9862 GPI compare
- 128 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9846 GPI compare
- 130 Cyprus 0.9837 GPI compare
- 131 Thailand 0.9835 GPI compare
- 132 Republic of Moldova 0.9818 GPI 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 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.