Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 7.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vanuatu, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vanuatu stood at 7.6%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vanuatu peaked at 10.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2019.
Vanuatu ranks 10th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.1% | — |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +85.6% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -40.9% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +89.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -79.4% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +365.1% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -29.2% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 7.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 7.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.2%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +365.1% | 2.2% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 4.1% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.2% | 9.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 1.8% | 8.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 2.2% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 7 Solomon Islands 8.3% compare
- 8 Botswana 8.1% compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 7.7% compare
- 11 Mauritania 7.6% compare
- 12 Bolivia 7.5% compare
- 13 Sweden 7.3% compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vanuatu?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vanuatu was 7.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Vanuatu ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.