Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Fiji
Fiji: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 9,058 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Fiji is 9,058 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Fiji peaked at 10,063 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,445 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, male in Fiji, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,773 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,771 number | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 7,725 number | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 7,649 number | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 7,550 number | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 7,445 number | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 7,579 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 7,725 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 7,873 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 8,003 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 8,090 number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 8,353 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 8,738 number | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 9,174 number | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 9,575 number | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 9,853 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 9,966 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 10,018 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 10,026 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 10,023 number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 10,027 number | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10,004 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 9,918 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 9,792 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 9,650 number | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 9,528 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 9,573 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 9,699 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 9,857 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 9,998 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 10,063 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 9,784 number | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 9,434 number | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 9,067 number | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 8,737 number | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 8,501 number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 8,490 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 8,515 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 8,548 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 8,559 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8,517 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 8,611 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8,762 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 8,948 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 9,165 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 9,392 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 9,387 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9,323 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9,226 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9,125 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 9,058 number | -0.7% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 9,058 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 15% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 9,058 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 58% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,709 number | 7,445 number | 8,003 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,382 number | 8,090 number | 10,026 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,805 number | 9,528 number | 10,027 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,970 number | 8,490 number | 10,063 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,046 number | 8,517 number | 9,392 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,058 number | 9,058 number | 9,058 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, male in Fiji?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Fiji was 9,058 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 10,063 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,445 number in 1975.
- How does Fiji rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Fiji ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.