Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 11,422 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Vanuatu, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 11,422 for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Vanuatu peaked at 11,422 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,374, in 1999.
That places Vanuatu 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,374 | — |
| 2000 | 4,318 | +28.0% |
| 2001 | 3,889 | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 4,149 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 4,023 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 4,418 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 6,428 | +45.5% |
| 2009 | 6,816 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 7,010 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 7,504 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 7,400 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 9,259 | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 9,935 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 10,617 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 11,422 | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,374 | 3,374 | 3,374 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,863 | 3,889 | 6,816 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7,305 | 7,010 | 7,504 | 3 |
| 2020s | 10,308 | 9,259 | 11,422 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 160 Belize 13,818 compare
- 161 Equatorial Guinea 13,530 compare
- 162 Luxembourg 11,904 compare
- 164 Sao Tome and Principe 8,565 compare
- 165 Macau, China 8,153 compare
- 166 Iceland 7,139 compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Vanuatu?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Vanuatu was 11,422 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11,422 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,374 in 1999.
- How does Vanuatu rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release