Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Fiji
Fiji: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 87.9% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Fiji, 1976–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 87.9% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Fiji peaked at 87.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1976.
That places Fiji 47th out of 131 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10.6% | — |
| 1986 | 25.3% | +138.8% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +71.8% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | +40.1% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +44.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 43.5% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 87.9% | 87.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 44 Netherlands 89.7% compare
- 45 Bahrain 88.3% compare
- 46 Belgium 88.0% compare
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 87.5% compare
- 49 United Arab Emirates 87.3% compare
- 50 Poland 86.8% compare
More education data for Fiji
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 110.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Fiji?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Fiji was 87.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1976.
- How does Fiji rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Fiji ranks 47th out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release