School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Fiji
Fiji: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 66,782 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Fiji, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 66,782 for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Fiji peaked at 75,643 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 52,751, in 1970.
That places Fiji 154th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52,751 | — |
| 1971 | 54,571 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 56,328 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 57,907 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 59,229 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 60,682 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 61,896 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 62,844 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 63,704 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 63,903 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 63,707 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 63,462 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 63,292 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 63,027 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 62,802 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 62,422 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 62,010 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 61,943 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 62,388 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 63,839 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 65,813 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 68,107 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 69,939 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 71,385 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 72,759 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 73,897 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 74,840 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 75,613 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 75,643 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75,124 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 74,370 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 73,550 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 73,237 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 73,192 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 73,079 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 72,838 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 72,462 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 71,894 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 71,365 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 70,760 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 69,933 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 68,947 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 67,708 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 66,303 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 65,405 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 65,095 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 65,171 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 65,544 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 65,831 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66,118 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66,383 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 66,939 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 67,129 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 67,166 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 66,799 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 66,782 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59,382 | 52,751 | 63,903 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,889 | 61,943 | 63,839 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,312 | 65,813 | 75,643 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,675 | 70,760 | 74,370 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,606 | 65,095 | 69,933 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,866 | 66,383 | 67,166 | 6 |
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More education data for Fiji
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,295 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Fiji?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Fiji was 66,782 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 75,643 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,751 in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Fiji ranks 154th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release