Adolescents out of school, female in Fiji
Fiji: Adolescents out of school, female was 5.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Fiji, 1999–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 5.0% for adolescents out of school, female in 2016.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Fiji peaked at 26.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1999.
Fiji ranks 94th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, female in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9% | — |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +940.5% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +194.9% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -72.2% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -60.1% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +103.8% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -31.4% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +4.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 5.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 5.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 79% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +940.5% | 0.9% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 2.9% | 26.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.8% | 7.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More education data for Fiji
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,041 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 644 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,362 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,542 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 113,613 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 113,938 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1227 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Fiji?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Fiji was 5.0% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
- How does Fiji rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Fiji ranks 94th out of 160 countries with data for 2016.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.