Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Vanuatu

Primary school enrollment in Vanuatu in 2015 — 79.8%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 135. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 5.2 pp.

2015 79.8% −19.1 pp vs 2005
World rank 118of 135
Period maximum 98.9%2005
Period minimum 75.1%1989

Trend over time

1981–2015 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Vanuatu, 1981–201570809010019811985198919931997200120052009201320151981: 85.1%1989: 75.1%1998: 98.1%1999: 97.2%2000: 98.6%2001: 98.8%2002: 98.4%2003: 98.5%2004: 96.4%2005: 98.9%2015: 79.8%
Change over the period: −5.2 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2015

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vanuatu

Vanuatu 79.8%
World 89.2%
Melanesia computed 86.1%
Primary school enrollment — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 79.8
2005 98.9 +2.5 pp
2004 96.4 −2.1 pp
2003 98.5 +0.1 pp
2002 98.4 −0.4 pp
2001 98.8 +0.2 pp
2000 98.6 +1.4 pp
1999 97.2 −0.8 pp
1998 98.1
1989 75.1
1981 85.1

Melanesia, 2015

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.