Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Fiji
Fiji: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 2.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Fiji, 1992–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Fiji is 2.9%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.4% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Fiji peaked at 8.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2016.
Fiji ranks 125th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.2% | — |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +68.3% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -60.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +68.3% | 4.8% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 2.9% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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 over-age students, primary in Fiji?
- Over-age students, primary in Fiji was 2.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2016.
- How does Fiji rank for over-age students, primary?
- Fiji ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.