School age population, early childhood education, female in Fiji
Fiji: School age population, early childhood education, female was 23,967 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Fiji, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Fiji stood at 23,967. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Fiji peaked at 29,140 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23,967, in 2025.
Fiji ranks 157th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28,833 | — |
| 1999 | 28,720 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 28,729 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28,658 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 28,431 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 28,091 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 27,836 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 27,765 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 27,890 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 28,137 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 28,302 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 28,524 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 28,795 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 29,072 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 29,140 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 28,939 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 28,470 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 27,917 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 27,461 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 27,158 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 26,966 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 26,710 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 26,282 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 25,846 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 25,300 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 24,813 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 24,350 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 23,967 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,776 | 28,720 | 28,833 | 2 |
| 2000s | 28,236 | 27,765 | 28,729 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,063 | 26,710 | 29,140 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,093 | 23,967 | 26,282 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 154 Comoros 33,360 compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 29,868 compare
- 156 Cyprus 29,600 compare
- 158 Mauritius 18,832 compare
- 159 Montenegro 17,729 compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 16,574 compare
More education data for Fiji
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 113,613 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,295 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 57,718 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Fiji?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Fiji was 23,967 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 29,140 in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,967 in 2025.
- How does Fiji rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Fiji ranks 157th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release