Vanuatu: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Vanuatu's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.02 on 2019 (from 0.96 to 0.98).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2019), the average change was +0.00141 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.06 in 1971 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.02 in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2020, Vanuatu had the 61st highest value of the 73 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 2020 ranking

• Timor-Leste — 58th of 73: 0.98
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 59th of 73: 0.98
• Hungary — 60th of 73: 0.98
• Liechtenstein — 62nd of 73: 0.97
• Algeria — 63rd of 73: 0.97
• Chile — 64th of 73: 0.97

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

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

All 41 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Australia — 1 (2020)
• Brunei Darussalam — 1 (2020)
• Cambodia — 0.98 (2021)
• China — 1.01 (2021)
• Fiji — 0.96 (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.04 (2021)
• Indonesia — 0.97 (2018)
• Japan — 1 (2019)
• Kiribati — 1.06 (2020)

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, female (% gross) — 110.56% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 114.31% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 47.33% (2015)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 102.61% (2020)

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Questions people ask

What is Vanuatu's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.98 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 16.21% from 0.84 in 1970 (0.3% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1 in 2008 and the lowest 0.84 in 1970.

How does Vanuatu rank?

61st highest of 73 economies with data for 2020.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Vanuatu?

In 2020, Vanuatu's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.02 on 2019 (from 0.96 to 0.98). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2019), the average change was +0.00141 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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