Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Vanuatu was reported at 89.1 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Vanuatu - Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Historical chart and dataset showing Vanuatu literacy rate by year from 1979 to 2021.

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Vanuatu was reported at 96.6 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Vanuatu - Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Vanuatu was reported at 97.2 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Vanuatu - Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%) in Vanuatu was reported at 57.94 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Vanuatu - Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The Education Experience Survey and Literacy Assessment was conducted in Shefa Province, Vanuatu in April, 2011 for Ni-Vanuatu aged from 15 to 60 years. The full report analyses in detail the results of the survey and literacy assessment and highlights correlations between respondents’ educational experience and their literacy levels, employment and income. The survey was aimed at rural Shefa Province so did not cover the capital Port Vila.

The survey and literacy assessment instrument and methodology has been designed to collect accurate and staitsially significant information about education and language experience and also assess acutul literacy levels at the provincial, village and individual level.

The results provide accurate, statistically significant primary data about the education experience of Ni-Vanuatu in Shefa Province.

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The ASPBAE Education Expereience Survey and Literacy Assessment 2011 aims to provide research into adult and youth education in Vanuatu and contribute to national education policy planning and program development. The survey and literacy assessment instrument and methodology has been designed to collect accurate and statistically significant information about education and language experience and also assess actual literacy levels at the provincial, village and individual level.

• Collection start: 2011
• Collection end: 2011

Vanuatu: Male literacy rate, ages 15-24: Pour cet indicateur, UNESCO fournit des données pour la Vanuatu de 1979 à 2021. La valeur moyenne pour Vanuatu pendant cette période était de 87.76 pour cent avec un minimum de 76 pour cent en 1979 et un maximum de 96.6 pour cent en 2021.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) in Vanuatu was reported at 43.22 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Vanuatu - Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The average for 2021 based on 4 countries was 98.25 percent. The highest value was in Tonga: 99.4 percent and the lowest value was in Vanuatu: 96.9 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Abstract

The Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) is an oral student assessment designed to measure the most basic foundation skills for literacy acquisition in the early grades: recognizing letters of the alphabet, reading simple words, understanding sentences and paragraphs, and listening with comprehension.

The USAID Education Data for Decision Making (EdData II) project developed the EGRA methodology and has applied it in 11 countries and 19 languages. It has been adopted and used by other implementing partners in more than 30 other countries and more than 60 other languages. Data from EGRA have been used for feedback on teacher practice in rigorous but easy-to-understand ways. Many countries have shown an interest in using it as a springboard to improve reading, and have gone on to redesign their teacher training around reading.

Geographic coverage

National representative

Analysis unit

student, teacher, clusters of schools

Universe

All primary schools in the country.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Random stratification of schools by district; random selection of students among all classrooms in a grade tested.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Vanuatu EGRA Student test, student questionnaire, teacher questionnaire, classroom observation snapshot.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%) in Vanuatu was reported at 50.89 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Vanuatu - Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Vanuatu: Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24: Pour cet indicateur, UNESCO fournit des données pour la Vanuatu de 1979 à 2021. La valeur moyenne pour Vanuatu pendant cette période était de 86.55 pour cent avec un minimum de 72 pour cent en 1979 et un maximum de 96.9 pour cent en 2021.

The Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) is an oral student assessment designed to measure the most basic foundation skills for literacy acquisition in the early grades: recognizing letters of the alphabet, reading simple words, understanding sentences and paragraphs, and listening with comprehension.

The USAID Education Data for Decision Making (EdData II) project developed the EGRA methodology and has applied it in 11 countries and 19 languages. It has been adopted and used by other implementing partners in more than 30 other countries and more than 60 other languages. Data from EGRA have been used for feedback on teacher practice in rigorous but easy-to-understand ways. Many countries have shown an interest in using it as a springboard to improve reading, and have gone on to redesign their teacher training around reading.

National diagnostic assessment of basic reading skills in grades 1 to 3 in English and French.

• Collection start: 2010
• Collection end: 2010

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Vanuatu was reported at 1.0062 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Vanuatu - Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Vanuatu: PISA reading scores: The latest value from is index points, unavailable from index points in . In comparison, the world average is 0.000 index points, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Vanuatu from to is index points. The minimum value, index points, was reached in while the maximum of index points was recorded in .