Primary education, teachers in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Primary education, teachers was 62.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Vanuatu, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Vanuatu stood at 62.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Vanuatu peaked at 62.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.8% | 29.4% | 31.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 37.6% | 39.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 40.3% | 49.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 50.4% | 54.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 53.9% | 58.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 60.6% | 62.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,892 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 114.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 120,833 (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Vanuatu?
- Primary education, teachers in Vanuatu was 62.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for primary education, teachers?
- Vanuatu ranks 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.