Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 78.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Vanuatu, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Vanuatu is 78.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Vanuatu peaked at 78.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 154th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.7% | — |
| 2000 | 39.6% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 59.2% | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.7% | 43.7% | 43.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 39.6% | 60.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 65.3% | 74.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 73.0% | 78.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 151 Micronesia (country) 81.5% compare
- 152 Bhutan 81.2% compare
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 79.2% compare
- 155 El Salvador 77.4% compare
- 156 Bermuda 75.7% compare
- 157 Eritrea 73.4% compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.49 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,188 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 704 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Vanuatu?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Vanuatu was 78.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 154th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release