Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) was 73.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Vanuatu, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Vanuatu stood at 73.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Vanuatu peaked at 92.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2002.
That places Vanuatu 123rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.6% | — |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -33.4% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +41.8% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +200.5% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +58.7% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +37.0% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 73.4% | -20.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 73.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.0%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 73.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.9%, 89% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +200.5% | 7.0% | 21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 7.0% | 40.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 47.2% | 53.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 51.2% | 92.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 120 Romania 73.8% compare
- 121 Bangladesh 73.7% compare
- 122 Dominican Republic 73.6% compare
- 124 Indonesia 73.2% compare
- 125 Botswana 71.9% compare
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 70.6% 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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Vanuatu?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Vanuatu was 73.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2002.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 123rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release