Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Vanuatu, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 97.5% for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Vanuatu peaked at 100.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 1981.
That places Vanuatu 83rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 82.1% | — |
| 1989 | 84.1% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 91.1% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 90.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 97.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.1%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 97.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.1% | 82.1% | 84.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 93.9% | 90.5% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 93.0% | 99.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.1% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 80 Anguilla 97.6% compare
- 81 Fiji 97.6% compare
- 82 Andorra 97.6% compare
- 84 Cook Islands 97.5% compare
- 85 New Zealand 97.4% compare
- 86 Sierra Leone 97.4% compare
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Vanuatu?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Vanuatu was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Vanuatu ranks 83rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release