Primary education, teachers, per capita in Fiji
Fiji: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0068 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Fiji, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, per capita in Fiji stood at 0.0068 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Fiji peaked at 0.0071 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 units per person, in 2011.
That places Fiji 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Fiji, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0063 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0059 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0062 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 units per person | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 units per person | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.004 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 units per person | +69.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0068 units per person | -5.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.0068 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.0068 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0055 units per person, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita 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% | 0.004 units per person | 0.0068 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 4 |
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, per capita in Fiji?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Fiji was 0.0068 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0071 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 units per person in 2011.
- How does Fiji rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Fiji ranks 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.