Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 29.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Vanuatu, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Vanuatu stood at 29.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Vanuatu peaked at 79.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2022.
That places Vanuatu 63rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 79.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 71.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | +15.3% |
| 2025 | 29.3% | +14.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 29.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 29.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.1%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.8% | 64.5% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 35.3% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 21.3% | 30.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Vanuatu?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Vanuatu was 29.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2022.
- How does Vanuatu rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 63rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release