Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.3 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu stood at 1.3 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 37.6% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu peaked at 1.46 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9445 GPIA, in 2021.
Vanuatu ranks 10th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.11 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.29 GPIA | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 1.27 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.46 GPIA | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 1.42 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.13 GPIA | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9445 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3 GPIA | +37.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1.3 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1.3 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 0.9445 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 7 Switzerland 1.32 GPIA compare
- 8 Norway 1.31 GPIA compare
- 9 Slovakia 1.31 GPIA compare
- 11 Germany 1.3 GPIA compare
- 12 Liechtenstein 1.29 GPIA compare
- 13 Montenegro 1.28 GPIA compare
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu was 1.3 GPIA 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 1.46 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9445 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Vanuatu ranks 10th 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 up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release