Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Fiji
Fiji: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 8,637 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Fiji, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Fiji is 8,637 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Fiji peaked at 9,504 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7,193 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, female in Fiji, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,540 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,530 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 7,481 number | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 7,402 number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 7,301 number | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 7,193 number | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 7,312 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 7,436 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 7,559 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 7,668 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 7,744 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 7,981 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 8,333 number | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 8,734 number | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 9,102 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 9,354 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 9,463 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 9,504 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 9,501 number | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 9,485 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 9,478 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 9,445 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 9,353 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 9,228 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 9,088 number | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 8,969 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 9,013 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 9,140 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 9,296 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 9,433 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 9,491 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 9,218 number | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 8,868 number | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 8,494 number | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 8,155 number | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 7,906 number | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 7,898 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 7,923 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7,955 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7,965 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7,921 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8,041 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8,219 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 8,434 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 8,669 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 8,899 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 8,918 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8,875 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 8,796 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 8,705 number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 8,637 number | -0.8% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 8,637 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 15% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 8,637 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,442 number | 7,193 number | 7,668 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,920 number | 7,744 number | 9,504 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,244 number | 8,969 number | 9,478 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,387 number | 7,898 number | 9,491 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,548 number | 7,921 number | 8,918 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,637 number | 8,637 number | 8,637 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, female in Fiji?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Fiji was 8,637 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 9,504 number in 1987.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,193 number in 1975.
- How does Fiji rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Fiji ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.