School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Fiji
Fiji: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 109,501 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
109,501 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
154th
of 205 countries
All-time high
125,454 number
in 1999
All-time low
80,267 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Fiji, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 109,501 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Fiji peaked at 125,454 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 80,267 number, in 1970.
That places Fiji 154th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Fiji, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80,267 number | — |
| 1971 | 83,063 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 85,551 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 87,698 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 89,526 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 90,900 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 90,665 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 90,580 number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 90,934 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 91,855 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 93,277 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 92,678 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 91,976 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 91,356 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 90,885 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 90,846 number | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 91,305 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 91,729 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 92,166 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 92,876 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 94,018 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 110,244 number | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 112,843 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 115,745 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 118,718 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 121,421 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 123,142 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 124,494 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 125,336 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 125,454 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 124,874 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 121,936 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 118,591 number | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 115,233 number | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 112,237 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 109,589 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 110,222 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 111,372 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 112,506 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 113,010 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 112,562 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 110,506 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 108,202 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 105,936 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 104,023 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 102,711 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 103,256 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 104,503 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 106,117 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 107,856 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 109,501 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88,104 number | 80,267 number | 91,855 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 91,909 number | 90,846 number | 93,277 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 117,142 number | 94,018 number | 125,454 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,957 number | 109,589 number | 124,874 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,567 number | 102,711 number | 112,562 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,501 number | 109,501 number | 109,501 number | 1 |
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More education data for Fiji
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Fiji?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Fiji was 109,501 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 125,454 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,267 number in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Fiji ranks 154th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.