School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Fiji
Fiji: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 8,094 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,094
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
159th
of 222 countries
All-time high
10,427
in 1989
All-time low
7,683
in 1979
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Fiji, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 8,094 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Fiji peaked at 10,427 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 7,683, in 1979.
Fiji ranks 159th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,316 | — |
| 1971 | 8,248 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 8,214 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 8,111 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 8,063 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 8,012 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 7,915 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 7,814 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 7,712 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 7,683 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 7,831 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 8,309 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 8,754 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 9,031 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 9,373 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 9,664 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 9,946 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 10,211 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 10,342 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 10,427 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 10,417 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 10,106 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 9,934 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 9,902 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 9,844 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 9,769 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 9,725 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 9,666 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 9,593 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 9,505 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 9,430 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 9,469 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 9,510 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 9,352 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 9,239 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 9,158 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 9,094 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 9,168 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9,267 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9,340 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9,402 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 9,482 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 9,606 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 9,680 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 9,550 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9,397 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 9,215 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 8,998 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8,928 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,892 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 8,801 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 8,729 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 8,569 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 8,391 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 8,227 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 8,094 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,009 | 7,683 | 8,316 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,389 | 7,831 | 10,427 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,846 | 9,505 | 10,417 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,303 | 9,094 | 9,510 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,315 | 8,892 | 9,680 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,468 | 8,094 | 8,801 | 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, one year before the official primary entry in Fiji?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Fiji was 8,094 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 10,427 in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,683 in 1979.
- How does Fiji rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Fiji ranks 159th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release