Vanuatu: Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Key figures

Since 1981 it is down 10.62 percentage points from 12.67% in 1981. The World Bank has no value for 33 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2024, Vanuatu had the 61st highest value of the 71 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Vanuatu in the 2024 ranking

• Israel — 58th of 71: 2.59%
• New Zealand — 59th of 71: 2.52%
• Latvia — 60th of 71: 2.23%
• Brazil — 62nd of 71: 1.82%
• Finland — 63rd of 71: 1.75%
• Jordan — 64th of 71: 1.64%

What this measures

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Limitations: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 11 values

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in nearby economies

• Australia — 0.1% (2023)
• Brunei Darussalam — 3.44% (2024)
• Cambodia — 4.6% (2024)
• Fiji — 4.93% (2016)
• Indonesia — 9.6% (2018)
• Kiribati — 10.58% (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 1.21% (2022)
• Lao PDR — 10.4% (2025)
• Macao SAR, China

More education data for Vanuatu

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 56,048 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 112.49% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.98 (2020)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 110.56% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 114.31% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Vanuatu's children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)?

2.05% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1981?

It is down 10.62 percentage points from 12.67% in 1981. The highest value was 15.55% in 1989 and the lowest 1.73% in 2022.

How does Vanuatu rank?

61st highest of 71 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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