Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 11.3% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Vanuatu, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 11.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Vanuatu peaked at 11.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1981.
That places Vanuatu 153rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 150 Papua New Guinea 14.2% compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 13.3% compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 12.7% compare
- 154 Mali 11.3% compare
- 155 Burundi 10.2% compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 9.0% compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,892 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Vanuatu?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Vanuatu was 11.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Vanuatu ranks 153rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release