Share of children who have completed primary school in Fiji
Fiji: Share of children who have completed primary school was 98.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Fiji, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Fiji stood at 98.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Fiji peaked at 98.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 1981.
Fiji ranks 62nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 93.4% | — |
| 1982 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 98.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 98.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.1% | 93.4% | 94.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 96.1% | 95.1% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.2% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.9% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 98.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More education data for Fiji
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1227 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who have completed primary school in Fiji?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Fiji was 98.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 1981.
- How does Fiji rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Fiji ranks 62nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.