School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male was 6,163 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Vanuatu, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Vanuatu stood at 6,163. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Vanuatu peaked at 6,163 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,331, in 1997.
That places Vanuatu 141st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2,331 | — |
| 1998 | 2,715 | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 3,521 | +29.7% |
| 2000 | 3,693 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 3,866 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 4,027 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 4,177 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 4,316 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 4,450 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 4,572 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 4,686 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 4,797 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 4,902 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4,996 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5,056 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5,077 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5,045 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 4,982 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4,897 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4,801 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4,745 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4,786 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 4,896 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 5,065 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 5,246 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 5,443 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 5,689 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 5,930 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 6,163 | +3.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 6,163 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 159,397, 4% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 6,163 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51,405, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +29.7% | 2,715 | 3,521 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,856 | 2,331 | 3,521 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4,349 | 3,693 | 4,902 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,928 | 4,745 | 5,077 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,589 | 5,065 | 6,163 | 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 school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Vanuatu?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Vanuatu was 6,163 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 6,163 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,331 in 1997.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 141st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release