School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.97 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Vanuatu, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Vanuatu stood at 6.97 years.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Vanuatu peaked at 7.93 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.77 years, in 1991.
Vanuatu ranks 27th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.24 years | 7.08 years | 7.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.91 years | 6.14 years | 7.37 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.33 years | 5.77 years | 6.81 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.01 years | 6.8 years | 7.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.68 years | 7.44 years | 7.93 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.35 years | 6.97 years | 7.69 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 112.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,892 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Vanuatu?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Vanuatu was 6.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 years in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Vanuatu ranks 27th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release