Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Fiji
Fiji: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Fiji, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Fiji stood at 97.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Fiji peaked at 100.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1972.
That places Fiji 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 44.2% | — |
| 1973 | 53.3% | +20.5% |
| 1974 | 59.2% | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 68.9% | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 63.7% | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 61.7% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 60.1% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 58.8% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 56.1% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | +44.0% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 100.9% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 100.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +44.0% | 56.1% | 80.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.8% | 44.2% | 68.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 60.2% | 56.1% | 63.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 80.1% | 85.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 84.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 93.6% | 100.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 41 Iceland 97.8% compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 97.6% compare
- 43 Kazakhstan 97.4% compare
- 45 Malta 97.3% compare
- 46 Barbados 97.3% compare
- 47 Cayman Islands 97.3% compare
More education data for Fiji
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.07 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.61 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Fiji?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Fiji was 97.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 100.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1972.
- How does Fiji rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Fiji ranks 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.