Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.871 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.871 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
143rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.8711 modelled data
in 2023
All-time low
0.6311 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Vanuatu, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.871 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Vanuatu peaked at 0.8711 modelled data in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6311 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Vanuatu 143rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6311 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.634 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6364 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.644 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6475 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6426 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6454 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.656 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6596 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6601 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6506 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6585 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6572 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6555 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6529 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6607 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6678 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6847 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6951 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7067 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7091 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7148 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.715 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7186 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7172 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7255 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7354 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7421 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7515 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7601 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7686 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7754 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.786 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7938 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7951 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8021 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8114 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8264 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.838 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8506 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8624 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8683 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8711 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8702 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.871 modelled data | +0.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.871 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.871 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.17 modelled data, 74% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6441 modelled data | 0.6311 modelled data | 0.6596 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6643 modelled data | 0.6506 modelled data | 0.6951 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7236 modelled data | 0.7067 modelled data | 0.7515 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7957 modelled data | 0.7601 modelled data | 0.838 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8656 modelled data | 0.8506 modelled data | 0.8711 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 140 Yemen 0.8939 modelled data compare
- 141 Mauritania 0.8774 modelled data compare
- 142 Central African Republic 0.8721 modelled data compare
- 144 Tajikistan 0.8685 modelled data compare
- 145 Nigeria 0.8457 modelled data compare
- 146 Congo 0.8448 modelled data compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,186 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,492 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,030 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,738 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,360 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 56,048 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Vanuatu?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Vanuatu was 0.871 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8711 modelled data in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6311 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Vanuatu ranks 143rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release