Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) was 11,210 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Vanuatu, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 11,210 for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Vanuatu peaked at 11,210 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,727, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 161st out of 199 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, male (number) (lower male) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,012 | — |
| 2000 | 3,727 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 3,920 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 4,064 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 4,128 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 4,539 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 6,476 | +42.7% |
| 2009 | 6,620 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7,079 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 7,806 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 7,832 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9,100 | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 9,830 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 10,392 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 11,210 | +7.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 11,210 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 348,956, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 11,210 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92,135, 12% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +42.7% | 4,539 | 6,476 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,012 | 4,012 | 4,012 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,782 | 3,727 | 6,620 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7,572 | 7,079 | 7,832 | 3 |
| 2020s | 10,133 | 9,100 | 11,210 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 158 Maldives 14,720 compare
- 159 Equatorial Guinea 13,497 compare
- 160 Luxembourg 13,263 compare
- 162 Suriname 11,132 compare
- 163 Macao 8,733 compare
- 164 Sao Tome and Principe 7,869 compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.171 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Vanuatu?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Vanuatu was 11,210 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11,210 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,727 in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release