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 26.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Vanuatu, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 26.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2024.
The figure is up 246.4% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Vanuatu peaked at 93.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.4% | — |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -56.9% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -54.9% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +246.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 26.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 66% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 26.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.1%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +246.4% | 7.7% | 26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 59.3% | 93.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 46.4% | 52.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 7.7% | 48.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 54 Kyrgyzstan 29.4% compare
- 55 Botswana 28.1% compare
- 56 Indonesia 26.8% compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 26.4% compare
- 59 Bangladesh 26.3% compare
- 60 Romania 26.2% 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 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 26.6% in 2024, 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 93.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 42.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release