Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 21.8% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu is 21.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.2% on the previous year and down 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu peaked at 96.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.6% | — |
| 2000 | 50.4% | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +70.3% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -75.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 38.7% | 50.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 77.9% | 96.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 21.8% | 87.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 184 Honduras 32.2% compare
- 185 Netherlands 30.6% compare
- 186 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.3% compare
- 188 Guatemala 17.7% compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
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 21.8% 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 96.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Vanuatu ranks 187th out of 188 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 77.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release