School age population, secondary education, male in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, secondary education, male was 25,382 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Vanuatu, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 25,382 for school age population, secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Vanuatu peaked at 25,382 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,020, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 170th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,020 | — |
| 1971 | 7,334 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 7,654 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 7,977 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 8,301 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 8,621 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 8,944 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 9,259 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 9,571 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 9,848 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 10,325 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 10,479 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 10,659 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 10,870 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 11,118 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 11,398 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 11,731 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 12,121 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 12,507 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 12,846 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 12,615 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 11,989 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 12,022 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 12,080 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 12,176 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 12,323 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 12,537 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 13,311 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 14,476 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 14,969 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 15,439 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 15,923 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 16,384 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 16,823 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 17,239 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 17,636 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 17,978 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 18,264 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 18,479 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 18,621 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 18,643 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 18,474 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 18,287 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 18,153 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 18,105 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 18,114 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18,215 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18,453 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 19,052 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 19,746 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 20,520 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 21,415 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 22,391 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 23,396 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 24,391 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 25,382 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,453 | 7,020 | 9,848 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,405 | 10,325 | 12,846 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,850 | 11,989 | 14,969 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,279 | 15,439 | 18,621 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,524 | 18,105 | 19,746 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,916 | 20,520 | 25,382 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 167 Cyprus 29,509 compare
- 168 Western Sahara 27,025 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 25,547 compare
- 171 Maldives 24,515 compare
- 172 Brunei Darussalam 23,027 compare
- 173 Belize 22,559 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, male in Vanuatu?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Vanuatu was 25,382 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 25,382 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,020 in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 170th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release