Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Fiji
Fiji: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 1.34 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Fiji, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 1.34 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Fiji peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8441 GPIA, in 1999.
Fiji ranks 10th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Fiji, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8441 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.924 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9551 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.855 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9239 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9153 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9047 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8476 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8845 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8593 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9298 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 1.31 GPIA | +40.9% |
| 2023 | 1.29 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.34 GPIA | +4.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.34 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8623 GPIA, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.34 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8409 GPIA, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8441 GPIA | 0.8441 GPIA | 0.8441 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9013 GPIA | 0.8476 GPIA | 0.9551 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8964 GPIA | 0.8593 GPIA | 0.9298 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 3 |
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 out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Fiji?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Fiji was 1.34 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8441 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Fiji rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Fiji ranks 10th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release