School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 17,742 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu is 17,742 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu peaked at 17,742 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,263 number, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 170th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,263 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,497 number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 5,737 number | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 5,975 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 6,204 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 6,440 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 6,714 number | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 6,993 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 7,266 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 7,509 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 7,717 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 7,823 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 7,887 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 7,929 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 7,970 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 8,047 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 8,198 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 8,348 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 8,481 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 8,603 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 8,766 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 9,116 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 9,485 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 9,841 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 10,154 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 10,458 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 10,869 number | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 11,274 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 11,678 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 12,053 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 12,367 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 12,620 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 12,827 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 13,022 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 13,226 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 13,448 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 13,839 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 13,964 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13,762 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 13,369 number | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 13,058 number | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 13,821 number | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 14,651 number | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 15,250 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 15,479 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 15,458 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 16,219 number | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 16,623 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 17,093 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 17,742 number | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,360 number | 5,263 number | 7,509 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,100 number | 7,717 number | 8,603 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,369 number | 8,766 number | 12,053 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,244 number | 12,367 number | 13,964 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,295 number | 13,058 number | 17,093 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 17,742 number | 17,742 number | 17,742 number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Vanuatu was 17,742 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 17,742 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,263 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Vanuatu ranks 170th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.