Vanuatu: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

Since 1981 it is down 70.34% from 2,583 in 1981 (2.79% a year on average, compounded). 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 64th highest value of the 72 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

• Slovak Republic — 60th of 72: 1,405
• Serbia — 61st of 72: 1,025
• Brunei Darussalam — 62nd of 72: 781
• Kiribati — 64th of 72: 637
• St. Lucia — 65th of 72: 567
• British Virgin Islands — 66th of 72: 525

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

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

All 11 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Australia — 3,609 (2023)
• Brunei Darussalam — 781 (2024)
• Cambodia — 29,839 (2024)
• Fiji — 455 (2016)
• Indonesia — 859,417 (2018)
• Kiribati — 637 (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 13,881 (2022)
• Lao PDR — 41,792 (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — 2,439 (2024)
• Malaysia — 223,142 (2024)
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

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, primary, male?

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

How has it changed since 1981?

It is down 70.34% from 2,583 in 1981 (2.79% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,583 in 1981 and the lowest 378 in 2022.

How does Vanuatu rank?

64th highest of 72 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.MA, 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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