School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Fiji
Fiji: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 36,346 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
36,346 number
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
158th
of 203 countries
All-time high
39,615 number
in 2002
All-time low
26,221 number
in 1970
Years of data
44
1970–2016
School age population, tertiary education, female in Fiji, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 36,346 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2016.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Fiji peaked at 39,615 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26,221 number, in 1970.
That places Fiji 158th 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, female (number) (age) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26,221 number | — |
| 1971 | 27,056 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 28,044 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 29,194 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 30,476 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 31,873 number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 32,664 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 33,312 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 33,837 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 34,366 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 34,976 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 35,972 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 36,835 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 37,382 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 37,432 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 36,870 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 35,925 number | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 34,942 number | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 34,139 number | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 33,610 number | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 33,421 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 32,946 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 33,147 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 33,554 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 34,154 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 34,947 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 35,561 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 36,422 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 37,370 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 38,263 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 39,090 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 39,513 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 39,615 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 39,411 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 38,965 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 38,325 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 37,932 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 37,538 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 37,317 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 37,350 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 37,589 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 37,571 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 37,556 number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 36,346 number | -3.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 36,346 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 222,795 number, 16% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 36,346 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,527 number, 31% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,704 number | 26,221 number | 34,366 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,808 number | 33,610 number | 37,432 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,978 number | 32,946 number | 38,263 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,506 number | 37,317 number | 39,615 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,266 number | 36,346 number | 37,589 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More education data for Fiji
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.07 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.61 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,041 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 644 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,362 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,542 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 113,613 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 113,938 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Fiji?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Fiji was 36,346 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 39,615 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,221 number in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Fiji ranks 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.