Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 10.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Vanuatu, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Vanuatu stood at 10.3%.
That represents a change of up 132.4% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Vanuatu peaked at 91.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 126th 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, male in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 84.4% | — |
| 2000 | 91.2% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | +41.8% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -41.5% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -79.2% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +132.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 10.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 27% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 10.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.4%, 42% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +132.4% | 4.5% | 10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.4% | 84.4% | 84.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 59.1% | 91.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 36.9% | 49.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 4.5% | 52.3% | 5 |
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, male in Vanuatu?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Vanuatu was 10.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 126th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release