School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 46,066 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 46,066 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu peaked at 46,066 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,576 number, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 168th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,576 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,113 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 14,655 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 15,224 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 15,840 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 16,510 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 17,110 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 17,667 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 18,190 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 18,685 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 19,166 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 19,376 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 19,559 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 19,771 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 20,062 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 20,474 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 20,825 number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 21,184 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 21,594 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 22,108 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 22,775 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 23,589 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 24,411 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 25,265 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 26,160 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 27,097 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 27,961 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 28,643 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 29,193 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 29,669 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 30,137 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 30,608 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 31,135 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 31,730 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 32,367 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 33,018 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 33,395 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 33,406 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33,301 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 33,447 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 34,025 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 35,376 number | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 36,428 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 37,124 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 37,530 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 37,945 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 40,590 number | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 42,185 number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 44,021 number | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 46,066 number | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,157 number | 13,576 number | 18,685 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,412 number | 19,166 number | 22,108 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,476 number | 22,775 number | 29,669 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,254 number | 30,137 number | 33,447 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,358 number | 34,025 number | 44,021 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 46,066 number | 46,066 number | 46,066 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 165 Cyprus 55,031 number compare
- 166 Belize 46,646 number compare
- 167 Luxembourg 46,518 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 45,433 number compare
- 170 Bahamas 38,531 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 31,968 number compare
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, secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu was 46,066 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 46,066 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,576 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Vanuatu ranks 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.