Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 48.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Vanuatu, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 48.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Vanuatu peaked at 97.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 216th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61.6% | — |
| 1971 | 58.9% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 70.5% | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 80.8% | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 82.6% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 87.3% | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 85.1% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 87.2% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 85.1% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 81.6% | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 84.2% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 91.4% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 90.6% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 84.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.0% | 58.9% | 87.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 83.6% | 81.6% | 85.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 90.6% | 91.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 82.7% | 85.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 92.1% | 97.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56,048 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.171 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,740 (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 48.8% 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 97.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Vanuatu ranks 216th 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 down 50.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release