Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 64.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Vanuatu, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Vanuatu is 64.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Vanuatu peaked at 64.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1998.
Vanuatu ranks 137th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 46.2% | — |
| 1998 | 25.1% | -45.8% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +31.5% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | -29.8% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +84.0% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 57.4% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6% | 25.1% | 46.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 26.8% | 38.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 49.4% | 56.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 57.4% | 64.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Vanuatu?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Vanuatu was 64.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1998.
- How does Vanuatu rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Vanuatu ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.