Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity was 1.13 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.13 GPIA
World rank
9th
of 217 countries
All-time high
1.19 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.8252 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
22
1970–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Vanuatu, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 1.13 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Vanuatu peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8252 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Vanuatu 9th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8285 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8252 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9884 GPIA | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 1.08 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.17 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.19 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9976 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | +13.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.8252 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9976 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Vanuatu?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Vanuatu was 1.13 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8252 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Vanuatu ranks 9th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release