Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 1,084 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Vanuatu, 1979–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Vanuatu is 1,084 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Vanuatu peaked at 2,859 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1,084 number, in 2018.
That places Vanuatu 69th out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2,859 number | — |
| 1984 | 2,570 number | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 2,009 number | -21.8% |
| 2004 | 1,716 number | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 1,205 number | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 1,084 number | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,859 number | 2,859 number | 2,859 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 2,570 number | 2,570 number | 2,570 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 2,009 number | 2,009 number | 2,009 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,716 number | 1,716 number | 1,716 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,144 number | 1,084 number | 1,205 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,451 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 73.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,768 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 955 (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.49 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,188 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 704 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Vanuatu?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Vanuatu was 1,084 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2,859 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,084 number in 2018.
- How does Vanuatu rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 69th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.