Vanuatu Literacy Rate 1979-2025
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Vanuatu literacy rate for 2021 was 89.10%, a 4.4% increase from 2014.
- Vanuatu literacy rate for 2014 was 84.70%, a 6.3% increase from 2004.
- Vanuatu literacy rate for 2004 was 78.40%, a 4.4% increase from 1999.
- Vanuatu literacy rate for 1999 was 74.00%, a 5.3% increase from 1994.
| Vanuatu Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
89.10% |
4.40% |
| 2014 |
84.70% |
6.30% |
| 2004 |
78.40% |
4.40% |
| 1999 |
74.00% |
5.30% |
| 1994 |
68.70% |
10.50% |
| 1984 |
58.20% |
5.33% |
| 1979 |
52.87% |
5.33% |
