Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji
Fiji: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji is 0.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji peaked at 10.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2025.
Fiji ranks 169th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.5% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 169 Albania 0.8% compare
- 169 Cook Islands 0.8% compare
- 169 Slovenia 0.8% compare
- 169 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8% compare
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji was 0.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Fiji rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Fiji ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release