Children out of school, primary, female in Fiji
Fiji: Children out of school, primary, female was 2,673 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Fiji, 1992–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, female in Fiji is 2,673, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 24.2% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Fiji peaked at 7,117 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2,610, in 2002.
That places Fiji 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5,712 | — |
| 1994 | 5,175 | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 5,997 | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 7,117 | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 6,336 | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 5,287 | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 4,730 | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 3,777 | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 2,718 | -28.0% |
| 2002 | 2,610 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 4,504 | +72.6% |
| 2004 | 3,153 | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 4,940 | +56.7% |
| 2007 | 5,933 | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 6,259 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 6,524 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 5,950 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 5,350 | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 6,172 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 4,803 | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 3,527 | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 2,673 | -24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,765 | 4,730 | 7,117 | 7 |
| 2000s | 4,491 | 2,610 | 6,524 | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,746 | 2,673 | 6,172 | 6 |
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More education data for Fiji
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,295 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Fiji?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Fiji was 2,673 in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7,117 in 1996.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,610 in 2002.
- How does Fiji rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Fiji ranks 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2016.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.