Fiji vs New Zealand: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Fiji
0.9%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.8%
in 2025
Fiji rank
167th
New Zealand rank
169th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Fiji
- New Zealand
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Fiji has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 167th and New Zealand ranks 169th of 206 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 2.5% | 5.9% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 1.4% | 4.2% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Fiji or New Zealand?
- Fiji, at 0.9% against 0.8% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Fiji and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and New Zealand rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Fiji ranks 167th and New Zealand ranks 169th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release