Stat of the week: In 2021, the female youth literacy rate in Vanuatu is 97.2%
In 2021, the female youth literacy rate in Vanuatu is 97.2% (96.6% for males).
Literacy rate measures the percentage of people aged 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. Exlore more…
Government initiatives to be supported for women and children in Vanuatu
The Direct Grant Support to Vanuatu writeshop has assisted four departments from the Government of Vanuatu to write more effective proposals to access gender equality grants, hosted by the Pacific Women Lead (PWL) at the Pacific Community (SPC)…
Stat of the week: In Vanuatu, 24% of total imports are fuel imports in 2019
In Vanuatu, 24% of total imports were fuel imports in 2019.
Disaster and climate smart town plans helping ensure safer communities in Vanuatu
Disaster and climate informed town plans have been handed over today to the Government of Vanuatu designed to inform the development of safer communities in the face of climate change and disaster risk.
Globally, Vanuatu is recognised as the most…
Media Pack: CRGA 52 and 12th Pacific Conference of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Stat of the week: In Vanuatu, 8.6% of the population lived below the international poverty line in 2019, a decrease from 13.1% in 2009
In Vanuatu, 8.6% of the population lived below the international poverty line in 2019, a decrease from 13.1% in 2009. This evolution shows some reduction of extreme poverty in Vanuatu. To illustrate this statistic, Vanuatu graduated from the world's…
Vanuatu prioritises seeds for sustainable agriculture
Vanuatu is prioritising seed as an important sector for revitalising its food security resilience after signing a Direct Grant Agreement (DGA) between the Vanuatu Government and The Pacific Community (SPC), in partnership with Manaaki Whenua Landcare…
Harmonisation of the Regional Year 13 assessment brings new opportunities for Vanuatu’s Francophone students
Almost a decade long commitment to compiling the curriculum and assessments for the Francophone version of the South Pacific Form Seven Certificate (SPFSC) yielded success in 2021, providing Francophone students with a qualification that provides better…
Vanuatu: Key academic qualification administered for the first time in French
Last year, for the first time, the Pacific Community (SPC), administered the Francophone version of the South Pacific Form Seven Certificate (SPFSC) programme in 7 schools in Vanuatu. With more than a third of the schools in the country being French-…
Green News: Vanuatu’s push for legal protection from climate change wins crucial
In 2021 Vanuatu announced its intention to seek an advisory opinion by the international court of justice on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from climate change.