Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Fiji
Fiji: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes was 0.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Fiji, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Fiji is 0.3%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Fiji peaked at 6.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
Fiji ranks 142nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.1% | — |
| 1972 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 4.6% | -19.3% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | +32.8% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | -14.8% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 5.0% | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 6.0% | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 5.5% | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -35.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -37.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -83.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 29% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 43% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -83.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 3 |
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Fiji?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Fiji was 0.3% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Fiji rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Fiji ranks 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.