School age population, lower secondary education, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 14,535 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Vanuatu, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 14,535 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Vanuatu peaked at 14,535 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,992, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 166th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,992 | — |
| 1971 | 4,128 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 4,259 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 4,385 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 4,511 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 4,633 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 4,756 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 4,880 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 5,000 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 5,103 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 5,230 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 5,223 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 5,246 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5,321 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 5,473 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 5,621 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 5,766 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 5,890 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 5,976 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 6,022 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 5,682 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 5,058 | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 5,337 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 5,700 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 6,506 | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 7,638 | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 7,934 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 8,216 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 8,478 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 8,721 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 8,953 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 9,215 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 9,468 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 9,699 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 9,914 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 10,112 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 10,268 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 10,373 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10,418 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 10,401 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 10,339 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 10,231 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 10,133 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 10,105 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 10,160 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 10,248 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10,381 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 10,548 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 10,879 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 11,302 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 11,804 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 12,333 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 12,917 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 13,495 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 14,041 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 14,535 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,565 | 3,992 | 5,103 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,577 | 5,223 | 6,022 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,927 | 5,058 | 8,721 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,882 | 8,953 | 10,418 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,433 | 10,105 | 11,302 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,188 | 11,804 | 14,535 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,892 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Vanuatu?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Vanuatu was 14,535 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 14,535 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,992 in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 166th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release