Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) was 1,188 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Vanuatu, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 1,188 for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Vanuatu peaked at 1,337 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 228, in 1973.
Vanuatu ranks 175th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 229 | — |
| 1971 | 242 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 244 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 228 | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 257 | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 422 | +64.2% |
| 1989 | 365 | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 357.5 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 350 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 561 | +60.3% |
| 1999 | 699 | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 797 | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 782 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 866 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 964 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 1,045 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 986.67 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 928.33 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 870 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 927 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 984 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 1,041 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1,053 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,065 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,077 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,034 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 990 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1,025 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1,060 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1,094 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1,129 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1,195 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 1,261 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 1,307 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 1,337 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,188 | -11.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1,188 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,544, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1,188 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,593, 10% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +64.2% | 257 | 422 |
| 1998 | +60.3% | 350 | 561 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 240 | 228 | 257 | 5 |
| 1980s | 393.5 | 365 | 422 | 2 |
| 1990s | 491.88 | 350 | 699 | 4 |
| 2000s | 915 | 782 | 1,045 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,057 | 990 | 1,129 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,258 | 1,188 | 1,337 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 172 Samoa 1,259 compare
- 173 Guadeloupe 1,232 compare
- 174 Barbados 1,222 compare
- 176 Guinea-Bissau 1,170 compare
- 177 Djibouti 1,024 compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 1,023 compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.171 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Vanuatu?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Vanuatu was 1,188 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,337 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 228 in 1973.
- How does Vanuatu rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Vanuatu ranks 175th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.