Vanuatu: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 2.01 percentage points from 3% in 2015. Since 1976 it is down 23.9 percentage points from 28.91% in 1976. The World Bank has no value for 29 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2020, Vanuatu had the 12th highest value of the 15 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

• Zimbabwe — 8th of 15: 13.14%
• Philippines — 9th of 15: 9.48%
• Lao PDR — 10th of 15: 7.36%
• Bhutan — 12th of 15: 3.65%
• Sri Lanka — 13th of 15: 3.19%
• Kazakhstan — 14th of 15: 1.63%

What this measures

Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

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

All 16 values

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in nearby economies

• Australia — 31.75% (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 41.19% (2020)
• Cambodia — 5.68% (2019)
• China — 6.37% (2024)
• Fiji — 0% (2020)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 20.6% (2024)
• Indonesia — 22.85% (2018)
• Japan — 1.28% (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 1.74% (2024)

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 school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)?

5.01% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1976?

It is down 23.9 percentage points from 28.91% in 1976. The highest value was 28.91% in 1976 and the lowest 2.41% in 2019.

How does Vanuatu rank?

12th highest of 15 economies with data for 2020.

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.PRIV.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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