School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 8,493 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
8,493 number
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
170th
of 205 countries
All-time high
8,493 number
in 2020
All-time low
2,457 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Vanuatu, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 8,493 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Vanuatu peaked at 8,493 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,457 number, in 1970.
That places Vanuatu 170th 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,457 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,580 number | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 2,703 number | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 2,820 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 2,926 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 3,030 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 3,168 number | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 3,308 number | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 3,445 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 3,565 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 3,667 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 3,726 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 3,766 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 3,796 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3,825 number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 3,869 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 3,954 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 4,037 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 4,110 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 4,172 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 4,251 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 4,425 number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 4,605 number | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 4,772 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 4,914 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 5,051 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 5,253 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 5,459 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 5,666 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 5,856 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 6,013 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 6,134 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 6,231 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6,321 number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6,416 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6,519 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 6,784 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 6,923 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 6,902 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6,775 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 6,648 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 6,994 number | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 7,338 number | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 7,551 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 7,596 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7,545 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7,814 number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 7,987 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8,193 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 8,493 number | +3.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 8,493 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 8,493 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55,008 number, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,000 number | 2,457 number | 3,565 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,892 number | 3,667 number | 4,172 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,025 number | 4,251 number | 5,856 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,502 number | 6,013 number | 6,923 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,518 number | 6,648 number | 8,193 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 8,493 number | 8,493 number | 8,493 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Vanuatu?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Vanuatu was 8,493 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 8,493 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,457 number in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 170th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.