Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 8,107 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
8,107 number
World rank
70th
of 83 countries
All-time high
11,496 number
in 1994
All-time low
8,107 number
in 2018
Years of data
6
1979–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Vanuatu, 1979–2018

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1979199820181979: 10.6k number1984: 11.1k number1994: 11.5k number2004: 10.4k number2014: 8.9k number2018: 8.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Vanuatu stood at 8,107 number. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Vanuatu peaked at 11,496 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8,107 number, in 2018.

Vanuatu ranks 70th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number) in Vanuatu, 1979 to 2018.
Year number Change
1979 10,636 number
1984 11,145 number +4.8%
1994 11,496 number +3.1%
2004 10,394 number -9.6%
2014 8,930 number -14.1%
2018 8,107 number -9.2%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 8,107 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 896,482 number, 1% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 8,107 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 313,363 number, 3% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10,636 number 10,636 number 10,636 number 1
1980s 11,145 number 11,145 number 11,145 number 1
1990s 11,496 number 11,496 number 11,496 number 1
2000s 10,394 number 10,394 number 10,394 number 1
2010s 8,518 number 8,107 number 8,930 number 2

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 67 Bahrain 12,137 number compare
  2. 68 Suriname 9,371 number compare
  3. 69 Albania 8,648 number compare
  4. 71 Uruguay 6,642 number compare
  5. 72 Macao 5,819 number compare
  6. 73 Moldova 4,098 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Vanuatu?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Vanuatu was 8,107 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 11,496 number in 1994.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 8,107 number in 2018.
How does Vanuatu rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Vanuatu ranks 70th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.