Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Fiji
Fiji: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 17,695 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Fiji, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Fiji stood at 17,695 number.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Fiji peaked at 19,554 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,638 number, in 1975.
That places Fiji 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Fiji, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,313 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,301 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 15,206 number | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 15,051 number | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 14,851 number | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 14,638 number | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 14,891 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 15,161 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 15,432 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 15,671 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 15,834 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 16,334 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 17,071 number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 17,908 number | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 18,677 number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 19,207 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 19,429 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 19,522 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 19,527 number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 19,508 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 19,505 number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 19,449 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 19,271 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 19,020 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 18,738 number | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 18,497 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 18,586 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 18,839 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 19,153 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 19,431 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 19,554 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 19,002 number | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 18,302 number | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 17,561 number | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 16,892 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 16,407 number | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 16,388 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 16,438 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16,503 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16,524 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16,438 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 16,652 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16,981 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 17,382 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 17,834 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 18,291 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 18,305 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 18,198 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 18,022 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 17,830 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 17,695 number | -0.8% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 17,695 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 116,888 number, 15% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 17,695 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,680 number, 58% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,152 number | 14,638 number | 15,671 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,302 number | 15,834 number | 19,527 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,049 number | 18,497 number | 19,505 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,357 number | 16,388 number | 19,554 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,593 number | 16,438 number | 18,305 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,695 number | 17,695 number | 17,695 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Fiji?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Fiji was 17,695 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 19,554 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,638 number in 1975.
- How does Fiji rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Fiji ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.