Children out of school, primary, male in Fiji
Fiji: Children out of school, primary, male was 455 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Fiji, 1992–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2016, children out of school, primary, male in Fiji stood at 455. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 78.1% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Fiji peaked at 6,797 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 455, in 2016.
Fiji ranks 159th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4,907 | — |
| 1994 | 4,589 | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 5,691 | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 6,328 | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 5,580 | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 4,917 | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 4,744 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 3,497 | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 2,579 | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 3,204 | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 4,960 | +54.8% |
| 2004 | 2,989 | -39.7% |
| 2006 | 5,006 | +67.5% |
| 2007 | 6,142 | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 6,797 | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 6,450 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 5,921 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 5,323 | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 5,956 | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 3,970 | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 2,073 | -47.8% |
| 2016 | 455 | -78.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,251 | 4,589 | 6,328 | 7 |
| 2000s | 4,625 | 2,579 | 6,797 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,950 | 455 | 5,956 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 156 Saint Lucia 567 compare
- 157 British Virgin Islands 525 compare
- 158 French Polynesia 500 compare
- 160 Switzerland 435 compare
- 160 Tonga 435 compare
- 162 Malta 380
More education data for Fiji
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 24.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,069 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,226 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31,963 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 20.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24,449 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 30.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Fiji?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Fiji was 455 in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6,797 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 455 in 2016.
- How does Fiji rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Fiji ranks 159th out of 177 countries with data for 2016.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. 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, male. 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.