School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Fiji
Fiji: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 64,560 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
64,560 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
152nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
73,163 number
in 1997
All-time low
55,894 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Fiji, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Fiji is 64,560 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Fiji peaked at 73,163 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 55,894 number, in 1970.
Fiji ranks 152nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Fiji, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55,894 number | — |
| 1971 | 57,637 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 58,979 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 59,951 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 60,699 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 61,300 number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 61,117 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 61,019 number | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 61,132 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 61,668 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 62,656 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 61,987 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 61,393 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 61,077 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 61,153 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 61,644 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 62,125 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 62,570 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 63,085 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 63,756 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 64,618 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 66,017 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 67,577 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 69,176 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 70,725 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 72,027 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 72,796 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 73,163 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 72,972 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 72,197 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 71,161 number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 69,226 number | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 67,497 number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 66,018 number | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 64,752 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 63,487 number | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 64,065 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 64,572 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 64,727 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 64,306 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 63,353 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 62,060 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 60,982 number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 60,134 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 59,495 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 59,151 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 59,838 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 60,919 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 62,240 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 63,543 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 64,560 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59,940 number | 55,894 number | 61,668 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,145 number | 61,077 number | 63,756 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,127 number | 64,618 number | 73,163 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,981 number | 63,487 number | 71,161 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,172 number | 59,151 number | 63,543 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,560 number | 64,560 number | 64,560 number | 1 |
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More education data for Fiji
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 64,560 number in 2020, 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 73,163 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,894 number in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Fiji ranks 152nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.