Vanuatu — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Vanuatu, 1994–2024.
Education spending for Vanuatu was 7.64% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 20 years, from 1994 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 10.70% in 2022. The lowest was 1.77% in 2019 (about 4.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.08% per year.
Vanuatu ranks 7 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 4%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 4.25%, so Vanuatu sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 29% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 48%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 3 of 25 economies; Naoero (5.78%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 365% in 2021. That is 18% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1994 level: doubled by 2001. Doubling roughly every 34 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 43rd of 68 in 1994 → 8th of 116 in 2000 → 145th of 157 in 2020 → 3rd of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1994 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 7.58% | -3.1 pp |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 10.11% | +7.9 pp |
| 2020 | 2.17% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 1.77% | -6.8 pp |
| 2018 | 8.61% | +4.1 pp |
| 2017 | 4.53% | -3.1 pp |
| 2016 | 7.68% | +2.3 pp |
| 2015 | 5.39% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 5.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 5.16% | -0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 5.95% | -2.5 pp |
| 2003 | 8.44% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 8.13% | -0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 8.95% | +1.9 pp |
| 2000 | 7% | +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 6.16% | -1.5 pp |
| 1998 | 7.64% | +3.5 pp |
| 1994 | 4.12% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Vanuatu’s Education spending in 1998?
7.64% (1998). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Vanuatu’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1994 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +85.5% in total — about 2.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 7.64%; 2023: 7.58%; 2022: 10.7%; 2021: 10.11%; 2020: 2.17%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.