Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Fiji
Fiji: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Fiji, 1979–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 1.6% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Fiji peaked at 2.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2011.
That places Fiji 73rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.7% | — |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +57.0% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -17.5% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -67.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +133.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 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 government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Fiji?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Fiji was 1.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
- How does Fiji rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Fiji ranks 73rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release