Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 1,814 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Vanuatu, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Vanuatu is 1,814 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Vanuatu peaked at 1,851 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 770 number, in 1999.
Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 773 number | — |
| 1999 | 770 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 773 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 790 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 818 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 841 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 837 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,115 number | +33.2% |
| 2006 | 1,300 number | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 1,506 number | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 1,723 number | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 1,757 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,774 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,796 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,851 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1,806 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,785 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,784 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,786 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,791 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,814 number | +1.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1,814 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,185 number, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1,814 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,149 number, 44% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +33.2% | 837 number | 1,115 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 771.5 number | 770 number | 773 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,146 number | 773 number | 1,757 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,799 number | 1,774 number | 1,851 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Vanuatu?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Vanuatu was 1,814 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,851 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 770 number in 1999.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.