School enrollment, primary, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School enrollment, primary, female was 80.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Vanuatu, 1981–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 80.6% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2015.
That represents a change of down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Vanuatu peaked at 96.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 1989.
Vanuatu ranks 140th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.0% | 74.1% | 83.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 80.6% | 80.6% | 1 |
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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 school enrollment, primary, female in Vanuatu?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Vanuatu was 80.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 1989.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.