Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1915 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vanuatu, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vanuatu is 0.1915 units per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 67.5% on the previous year and up 147.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1915 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 units per person, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0091 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0099 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0107 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0115 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0133 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.015 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0173 units per person | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0199 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0208 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.021 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.021 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0234 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0233 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0276 units per person | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0494 units per person | +79.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0561 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0572 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0629 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0638 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0673 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.085 units per person | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0773 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0796 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0861 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1144 units per person | +32.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1915 units per person | +67.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.1915 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0801 units per person, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.1915 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0973 units per person, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +79.1% | 0.0276 units per person | 0.0494 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0208 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0222 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 0.0234 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0385 units per person | 0.0276 units per person | 0.0494 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0614 units per person | 0.0561 units per person | 0.0673 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0812 units per person | 0.0773 units per person | 0.085 units per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1179 units per person | 0.0796 units per person | 0.1915 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.171 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.1915 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1915 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 units per person in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.