School age population, secondary education, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, secondary education, female was 22,104 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Vanuatu, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Vanuatu stood at 22,104 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Vanuatu peaked at 22,104 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,359 number, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,359 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,629 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 6,899 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 7,173 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 7,454 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 7,748 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 8,052 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 8,332 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 8,588 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 8,820 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 9,037 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 9,157 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 9,268 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 9,393 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 9,549 number | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 9,752 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 9,950 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 10,152 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 10,372 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 10,627 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 10,944 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 11,348 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 11,752 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 12,163 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 12,593 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 13,044 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 13,482 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 13,834 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 14,121 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 14,366 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 14,601 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 14,825 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 15,073 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 15,349 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 15,643 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 15,943 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 16,296 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 16,442 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 16,465 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16,499 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16,624 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 17,229 number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 17,695 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 17,994 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 18,159 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 18,326 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 19,476 number | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 20,228 number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 21,108 number | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 22,104 number | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,605 number | 6,359 number | 8,820 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,726 number | 9,037 number | 10,627 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,765 number | 10,944 number | 14,366 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,714 number | 14,601 number | 16,499 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,538 number | 16,624 number | 21,108 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 22,104 number | 22,104 number | 22,104 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 165 Cyprus 27,211 number compare
- 166 Belize 23,011 number compare
- 167 Luxembourg 22,675 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 22,083 number compare
- 170 Bahamas 19,331 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 15,824 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, female in Vanuatu?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Vanuatu was 22,104 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 22,104 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,359 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.