Summary

Research into literacy rates in Vanuatu.

Description

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.

Aimed at rural Shefa Province the survey did not cover the capital Port Vila. The results provide accurate, statistically significant primary data about the education experience of Ni-Vanuatu in Shefa Province.

As such, this report should be used as an evidence-based contribution to policy discussions for all stakeholders:

• the Vanuatu Government
• donors
• civil society organisations
• the community.

While the findings are a cause for concern about important education issues in Vanuatu, they are none-the-less offered in a spirit of facing the realities and working constructively to address them.

Vanuatu Rural Shefa Province Education Experience Survey and Literacy Assessment Report (PDF 1mb)