Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Fiji
Fiji: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Fiji, 1979–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in Fiji is 4.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Fiji peaked at 6.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2014.
Fiji ranks 98th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More education data for Fiji
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 110.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,295 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.27 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Fiji?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Fiji was 4.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2014.
- How does Fiji rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Fiji ranks 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.