School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Fiji
Fiji: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9467 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Fiji, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 0.9467 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Fiji peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.933 GPIA, in 2021.
Fiji ranks 179th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Fiji, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9972 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9944 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9937 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9952 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9932 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9645 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9736 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9566 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9603 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.96 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9428 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9441 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.933 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9451 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9408 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9467 GPIA | +0.6% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.9467 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9971 GPIA, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.9467 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.998 GPIA, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9669 GPIA | 0.9428 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.942 GPIA | 0.933 GPIA | 0.9467 GPIA | 5 |
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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Fiji?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Fiji was 0.9467 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.933 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Fiji rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Fiji ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release