Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 183 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 secondary education enrolled in 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% |
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 Slovak Republic 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
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.5% (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 183 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