School life expectancy, primary, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.83 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Vanuatu, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 6.83 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Vanuatu peaked at 7.67 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.6 years, in 1991.
That places Vanuatu 33rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9 years | 6.79 years | 7.1 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.28 years | 7.12 years | 7.57 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.19 years | 5.6 years | 6.58 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.91 years | 6.71 years | 7.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.47 years | 7.21 years | 7.67 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.2 years | 6.83 years | 7.56 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 30 Iceland 6.88 years compare
- 31 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.86 years compare
- 32 Trinidad and Tobago 6.86 years compare
- 34 Madagascar 6.82 years compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 6.81 years compare
- 36 Peru 6.78 years compare
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, female in Vanuatu?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Vanuatu was 6.83 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.67 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 years in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 33rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release