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Vanuatu — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 10-20% (est.)
1991 53% (male 57%, female 48%) age 15 and over can read and write (1979)
1992 53% (male 57%, female 48%) age 15 and over can read and write (1979)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1979) total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1979) total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1979) total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1979 est.) total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48%
1997 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48% (1979 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48% (1979 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48% (1979 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48% (1979 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48% (1979 est.)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48% (1979 est.)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48% (1979 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48% (1979 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74% male: NA% female: NA% (1999 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74% male: NA female: NA
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74% male: NA female: NA (1999 census)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74% male: NA female: NA (1999 census)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74% male: NA female: NA (1999 census)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74% male: NA female: NA (1999 census)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74% male: NA female: NA (1999 census)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74% male: NA female: NA (1999 census)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.2% male: NA 84.9% female: NA 81.6% (2011 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.2% male: NA 84.9% female: NA 81.6% (2011 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 85.2% | male: 86.6% | female: 83.8% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 85.2% | male: 86.6% | female: 83.8% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 85.2% | male: 86.6% | female: 83.8% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 85.2% (2015 est.) | male: 86.6% (2015 est.) | female: 83.8% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 85.2% | male: 86.6% | female: 83.8% (2015)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 87.5% | male: 88.3% | female: 86.7% (2018)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.5% male: 88.3% female: 86.7% (2018)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.5% male: 88.3% female: 86.7% (2018)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.1% male: 89.8% female: 88.4% (2021)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.1% male: 89.8% female: 88.4% (2021)
2025 total population: 88% (2023 est.) male: 87.7% (2023 est.) female: 88.2% (2023 est.)