Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 18.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 18.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.5% on the previous year and down 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu peaked at 96.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 189th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 56.8% | — |
| 2000 | 42.3% | -25.5% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +116.0% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +33.6% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | -54.4% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -55.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 18.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 20% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 18.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.7%, 20% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 32.0% | 42.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 72.3% | 96.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 18.4% | 90.6% | 3 |
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu was 18.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Vanuatu ranks 189th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.0%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release