Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Fiji
Fiji: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.08 GPIA in 2013. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Fiji, 1999–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 1.08 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2013. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Fiji peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7663 GPIA, in 1999.
Fiji ranks 48th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Fiji, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7663 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +31.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9916 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.807 GPIA | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9449 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9337 GPIA | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8641 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9187 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9613 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8545 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +25.9% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.08 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9231 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.08 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9147 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7663 GPIA | 0.7663 GPIA | 0.7663 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9391 GPIA | 0.807 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9639 GPIA | 0.8545 GPIA | 1.08 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Fiji?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Fiji was 1.08 GPIA in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7663 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Fiji rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Fiji ranks 48th out of 169 countries with data for 2013.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release