Vanuatu: Secondary education, teachers, female

Key figures

Since 1970 it is up 2,000% from 28 in 1970 (5.8% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 41 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Vanuatu's secondary education, teachers, female fell 7.3% on 2023 (from 634 to 588).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2023), the average change was +15.2% and a typical year strayed about 23.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 62.5% in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.2% in 1973. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Vanuatu had the 75th highest value of the 83 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Vanuatu in the 2024 ranking

• St. Lucia — 72nd of 83: 739
• Kiribati — 73rd of 83: 609
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 74th of 83: 604
• Grenada — 76th of 83: 522
• Seychelles — 77th of 83: 405
• Andorra — 78th of 83: 389

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 14 values

Secondary education, teachers, female in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 3,512 (2023)
• China — 4.47 million (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 17,472 (2024)
• Indonesia — 841,094 (2025)
• Kiribati — 609 (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 151,467 (2024)
• Lao PDR — 18,434 (2022)
• Macao SAR, China — 1,687 (2024)
• Malaysia — 152,236 (2024)
• Mongolia — 19,568 (2024)
• Myanmar

More education data for Vanuatu

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 56,048 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 112.49% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.98 (2020)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 110.56% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 114.31% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Vanuatu's secondary education, teachers, female?

588 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 2,000% from 28 in 1970 (5.8% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 634 in 2023 and the lowest 26 in 1971.

How does Vanuatu rank?

75th highest of 83 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers, female unusual for Vanuatu?

In 2024, Vanuatu's secondary education, teachers, female fell 7.3% on 2023 (from 634 to 588). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2023), the average change was +15.2% and a typical year strayed about 23.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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