Primary education, teachers in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Primary education, teachers was 1,892 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Vanuatu, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Vanuatu is 1,892, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Vanuatu peaked at 2,186 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 731, in 1973.
That places Vanuatu 172nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 817.86 | 731 | 991 | 7 |
| 1980s | 991.5 | 934 | 1,076 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,083 | 852 | 1,421 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,681 | 1,537 | 1,947 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,881 | 1,729 | 1,936 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2,078 | 1,892 | 2,186 | 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)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9768 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Vanuatu?
- Primary education, teachers in Vanuatu was 1,892 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 2,186 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 731 in 1973.
- How does Vanuatu rank for primary education, teachers?
- Vanuatu ranks 172nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.