School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Fiji
Fiji: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 74,034 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Fiji, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Fiji stood at 74,034 number.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Fiji peaked at 81,310 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 53,125 number, in 1970.
That places Fiji 159th out of 203 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Fiji, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53,125 number | — |
| 1971 | 54,642 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 56,445 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 58,595 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 61,079 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 63,900 number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 65,540 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 66,851 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 67,887 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 68,935 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 70,192 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 72,267 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 73,973 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 74,985 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 75,003 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 73,852 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 72,230 number | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 70,514 number | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 69,118 number | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 68,226 number | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 67,978 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 67,064 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 67,608 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 68,527 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 69,801 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 71,428 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 72,729 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 74,518 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 76,491 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 78,379 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 80,179 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 81,046 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 81,310 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 80,962 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 80,102 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 78,808 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 78,064 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 77,310 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 76,908 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 77,003 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77,462 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 77,230 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 76,520 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 74,034 number | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,700 number | 53,125 number | 68,935 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,036 number | 68,226 number | 75,003 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,452 number | 67,064 number | 78,379 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,169 number | 76,908 number | 81,310 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,312 number | 74,034 number | 77,462 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Fiji?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Fiji was 74,034 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 81,310 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,125 number in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Fiji ranks 159th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.