School age population, primary education, both sexes in Fiji
Fiji: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 103,938 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
103,938 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
156th
of 206 countries
All-time high
112,982 number
in 1993
All-time low
89,302 number
in 1975
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Fiji, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 103,938 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Fiji peaked at 112,982 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 89,302 number, in 1975.
Fiji ranks 156th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Fiji, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90,972 number | — |
| 1971 | 91,377 number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 91,575 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 91,378 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 90,623 number | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 89,302 number | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 89,631 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 90,491 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 91,650 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 92,843 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 93,795 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 94,443 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 96,584 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 99,754 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 103,373 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 106,805 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 108,442 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 109,436 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 110,015 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 110,513 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 111,145 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 112,232 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 112,899 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 112,982 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 112,308 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 110,928 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 110,322 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 110,292 number | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 110,788 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 111,743 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 112,919 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 110,871 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 107,913 number | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 104,389 number | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 100,684 number | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 97,158 number | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 96,759 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 96,587 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 96,505 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96,314 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 95,803 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 95,926 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96,399 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 97,420 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 99,238 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 101,884 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 103,465 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 104,362 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 104,671 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 104,471 number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 103,938 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90,984 number | 89,302 number | 92,843 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 103,316 number | 93,795 number | 110,513 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 111,564 number | 110,292 number | 112,982 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,010 number | 96,314 number | 112,919 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,364 number | 95,803 number | 104,671 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,938 number | 103,938 number | 103,938 number | 1 |
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More education data for Fiji
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 110.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Fiji?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Fiji was 103,938 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 112,982 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,302 number in 1975.
- How does Fiji rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Fiji ranks 156th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.