Vanuatu: Female literacy rate, ages 15-24
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| Vanuatu |
Female literacy rate, ages 15-24 |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 94.51 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1979 - 2023 |
| Average | 86.95 |
| Min - Max | 67.64 - 96.82 |
| Source | UNESCO |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2023 is 94.51 percent, an increase from 88.83 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 94.38 percent, based on data from 38 countries. Historically, the average for Vanuatu from 1979 to 2023 is 86.95 percent. The minimum value, 67.64 percent, was reached in 1979 while the maximum of 96.82 percent was recorded in 2019.
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| Recent values | Vanuatu: Female literacy rate, ages 15-24 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 94.51 |
| 2020 | 88.83 |
| 2019 | 96.82 |
| 1979 | 67.64 |
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Education spending, percent of government spending | 19.31 | 2024 | percent |
| Literacy rate | 87.96 | 2023 | percent |
| Female literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 94.51 | 2023 | percent |
| Male literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 93.36 | 2023 | percent |
| Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 93.93 | 2023 | percent |
| Primary school completion rate | 113.38 | 2024 | percent |
| School starting age, primary school | 6 | 2025 | years |
| Female to male ratio, primary school pupils | 0.98 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, secondary school students | 1.14 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education | 0.55 | 2004 | percent |
| Primary school enrollment | 112.49 | 2024 | percent |
| Secondary school enrollment | 134.67 | 2023 | percent |
| Tertiary school enrollment | 4.88 | 2004 | percent |
| Trained teachers in primary education | 51.74 | 2024 | percent |