Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment 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 (%) (enrolment 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% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 78.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 78.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.9%, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment 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 | +35.3% | 43.8% | 59.2% |
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
- 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 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