School age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: School age population, early childhood education, female was 7,499 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7,499 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
171st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7,650 number
in 2015
All-time low
4,930 number
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu, 1997–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1997200820191997: 4.9k number1998: 5.0k number1999: 5.1k number2000: 5.2k number2001: 5.3k number2002: 5.4k number2003: 5.5k number2004: 5.6k number2005: 5.7k number2006: 5.7k number2007: 5.6k number2008: 5.6k number2009: 5.7k number2010: 5.9k number2011: 6.2k number2012: 6.6k number2013: 7.1k number2014: 7.4k number2015: 7.7k number2017: 7.6k number2018: 7.5k number2019: 7.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 7,499 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu peaked at 7,650 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,930 number, in 1997.

That places Vanuatu 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Vanuatu, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 4,930 number —
1998 5,026 number +1.9%
1999 5,121 number +1.9%
2000 5,206 number +1.7%
2001 5,296 number +1.7%
2002 5,399 number +1.9%
2003 5,504 number +1.9%
2004 5,592 number +1.6%
2005 5,650 number +1.0%
2006 5,650 number +0.0%
2007 5,635 number -0.3%
2008 5,636 number +0.0%
2009 5,695 number +1.0%
2010 5,851 number +2.7%
2011 6,198 number +5.9%
2012 6,624 number +6.9%
2013 7,067 number +6.7%
2014 7,439 number +5.3%
2015 7,650 number +2.8%
2017 7,603 number -0.6%
2018 7,514 number -1.2%
2019 7,499 number -0.2%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 7,499 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 461,816 number, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 7,499 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 114,146 number, 7% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,026 number 4,930 number 5,121 number 3
2000s 5,526 number 5,206 number 5,695 number 10
2010s 7,049 number 5,851 number 7,650 number 9

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 168 Macao 9,996 number compare
  2. 169 Luxembourg 9,641 number compare
  3. 170 Belize 7,778 number compare
  4. 172 Barbados 7,411 number compare
  5. 173 Samoa 4,991 number compare
  6. 174 Bahamas 4,803 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Vanuatu was 7,499 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 7,650 number in 2015.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 4,930 number in 1997.
How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Vanuatu ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/