Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 218.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 218.0% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 152.0% on the previous year and up 509.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu peaked at 218.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1999.
Vanuatu ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.0% | — |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +44.0% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +116.8% |
| 2023 | 218.0% | +152.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 20.1% | 35.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 35.8% | 39.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 34.1% | 218.0% | 4 |
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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, upper secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Vanuatu was 218.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 218.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1999.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Vanuatu ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 509.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release