School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 3,801 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,801 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
166th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3,811 number
in 2017
All-time low
1,325 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Vanuatu, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Vanuatu stood at 3,801 number.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Vanuatu peaked at 3,811 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,325 number, in 1970.

That places Vanuatu 166th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Vanuatu, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1,325 number —
1971 1,354 number +2.2%
1972 1,383 number +2.1%
1973 1,413 number +2.2%
1974 1,445 number +2.3%
1975 1,480 number +2.4%
1976 1,523 number +2.9%
1977 1,570 number +3.1%
1978 1,618 number +3.1%
1979 1,664 number +2.8%
1980 1,705 number +2.5%
1981 1,753 number +2.8%
1982 1,803 number +2.9%
1983 1,854 number +2.8%
1984 1,904 number +2.7%
1985 1,949 number +2.4%
1986 1,995 number +2.4%
1987 2,042 number +2.4%
1988 2,090 number +2.4%
1989 2,138 number +2.3%
1990 2,185 number +2.2%
1991 2,229 number +2.0%
1992 2,266 number +1.7%
1993 2,297 number +1.4%
1994 2,325 number +1.2%
1995 2,353 number +1.2%
1996 2,392 number +1.7%
1997 2,435 number +1.8%
1998 2,481 number +1.9%
1999 2,529 number +1.9%
2000 2,575 number +1.8%
2001 2,620 number +1.7%
2002 2,672 number +2.0%
2003 2,726 number +2.0%
2004 2,774 number +1.8%
2005 2,808 number +1.2%
2006 2,811 number +0.1%
2007 2,804 number -0.2%
2008 2,800 number -0.1%
2009 2,819 number +0.7%
2010 2,878 number +2.1%
2011 3,036 number +5.5%
2012 3,240 number +6.7%
2013 3,462 number +6.9%
2014 3,663 number +5.8%
2015 3,800 number +3.7%
2017 3,811 number +0.3%
2018 3,770 number -1.1%
2019 3,751 number -0.5%
2020 3,801 number +1.3%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 3,801 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 3,801 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,862 number, 13% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,478 number 1,325 number 1,664 number 10
1980s 1,923 number 1,705 number 2,138 number 10
1990s 2,349 number 2,185 number 2,529 number 10
2000s 2,741 number 2,575 number 2,819 number 10
2010s 3,490 number 2,878 number 3,811 number 9
2020s 3,801 number 3,801 number 3,801 number 1

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 163 Suriname 5,100 number compare
  2. 164 Cyprus 4,674 number compare
  3. 165 Belize 3,898 number compare
  4. 167 Maldives 3,618 number compare
  5. 168 Montenegro 3,512 number compare
  6. 169 Brunei 3,425 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Vanuatu?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Vanuatu was 3,801 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 3,811 number in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 1,325 number in 1970.
How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Vanuatu ranks 166th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/