Secondary education, teachers in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Secondary education, teachers was 49.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Vanuatu, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Vanuatu is 49.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Vanuatu peaked at 49.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1972.
That places Vanuatu 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.4% | — |
| 1971 | 36.6% | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 29.2% | -20.3% |
| 1973 | 31.1% | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 33.3% | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 31.4% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 46.9% | +49.5% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.9% | 29.2% | 39.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 31.4% | 31.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 46.8% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 45.3% | 49.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 138 Cape Verde 50.6% compare
- 139 Micronesia, Federated States of 49.9% compare
- 140 Zambia 49.7% compare
- 142 Saudi Arabia 49.4% compare
- 143 India 49.3% compare
- 144 Iran, Islamic Republic of 49.3% 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 secondary education, teachers in Vanuatu?
- Secondary education, teachers in Vanuatu was 49.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1972.
- How does Vanuatu rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Vanuatu ranks 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.