Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.09 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu stood at 1.09 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu peaked at 1.09 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7775 index, in 1981.
Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7775 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.779 index | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7827 index | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7941 index | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.809 index | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8171 index | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8295 index | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8331 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8425 index | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8433 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8461 index | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8526 index | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8583 index | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8625 index | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8677 index | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8719 index | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8776 index | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8793 index | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8814 index | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8916 index | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8988 index | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.918 index | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9266 index | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9431 index | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9625 index | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.977 index | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9925 index | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 index | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.03 index | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.04 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.04 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 index | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 index | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.06 index | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.07 index | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.08 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 index | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.09 index | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.09 index | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.09 index | -0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1.09 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1.09 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8072 index | 0.7775 index | 0.8425 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8641 index | 0.8433 index | 0.8814 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9521 index | 0.8916 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 1.01 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 index | 1.07 index | 1.09 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More gender data for Vanuatu
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 133.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7563 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 239.2 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 239.2 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,300 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,274 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vanuatu was 1.09 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7775 index in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Vanuatu ranks 42nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.