Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9617 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu is 0.9617 index, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu peaked at 1.07 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.855 index, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.855 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.9251 index | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9447 index | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9443 index | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9314 index | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9345 index | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9207 index | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9075 index | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9039 index | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8899 index | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.07 index | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 1.06 index | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.04 index | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9789 index | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9453 index | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9488 index | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.961 index | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9621 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9671 index | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9722 index | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9658 index | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9632 index | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9735 index | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9806 index | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9829 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9733 index | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9725 index | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9773 index | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9614 index | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9738 index | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9566 index | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9588 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9522 index | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9531 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9388 index | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9396 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9569 index | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9655 index | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9561 index | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9649 index | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9617 index | -0.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.9617 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.9617 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9157 index | 0.855 index | 0.9447 index | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 index | 1.04 index | 1.07 index | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.9627 index | 0.9453 index | 0.9789 index | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9715 index | 0.9566 index | 0.9829 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9485 index | 0.9388 index | 0.9588 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.961 index | 0.9561 index | 0.9655 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu was 0.9617 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.855 index in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Vanuatu ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.