Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) was 922 number in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2015, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu stood at 922 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu peaked at 922 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17 number, in 1971.
That places Vanuatu 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23 number | — |
| 1971 | 17 number | -26.1% |
| 1973 | 18 number | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 23 number | +27.8% |
| 1976 | 41 number | +78.3% |
| 1977 | 52 number | +26.8% |
| 1980 | 49 number | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 830 number | +1593.9% |
| 2001 | 830 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 728 number | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 779 number | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 810 number | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 822 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 869 number | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 922 number | +6.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 922 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,289 number, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 922 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,745 number, 12% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1593.9% | 49 number | 830 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29 number | 17 number | 52 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 49 number | 49 number | 49 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 830 number | 830 number | 830 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 786.75 number | 728 number | 830 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 871 number | 822 number | 922 number | 3 |
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 teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Vanuatu was 922 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 922 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 number in 1971.
- How does Vanuatu rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Vanuatu ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.