Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Fiji
Fiji: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 6,295 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Fiji, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Fiji is 6,295, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Fiji peaked at 6,601 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,296, in 2011.
Fiji ranks 153rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4,150 | — |
| 1992 | 4,644 | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 4,782 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 4,921 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 4,992 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 5,021 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 5,011 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 5,054 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 4,566 | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 4,079 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 4,125 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 4,107 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 4,028 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4,029 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,006 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3,984 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3,962 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3,939 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3,725 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 3,510 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 3,296 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 3,671 | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 6,211 | +69.2% |
| 2020 | 6,229 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 6,247 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 6,322 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 6,601 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 6,295 | -4.6% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 6,295 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,978, 25% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 6,295 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,144, 88% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +69.2% | 3,671 | 6,211 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,150 | 4,150 | 4,150 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4,874 | 4,566 | 5,054 | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,998 | 3,725 | 4,125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,172 | 3,296 | 6,211 | 4 |
| 2020s | 6,339 | 6,229 | 6,601 | 5 |
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 primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Fiji?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Fiji was 6,295 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6,601 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,296 in 2011.
- How does Fiji rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Fiji ranks 153rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.