School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Fiji
Fiji: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 11.07 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Fiji, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 11.07 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Fiji peaked at 11.12 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.21 years, in 2009.
That places Fiji 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Fiji, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.68 years | — |
| 1999 | 9.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.57 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 9.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 9.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.76 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 9.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.46 years | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 9.38 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.21 years | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 9.37 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 9.32 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.75 years | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 9.7 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10 years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.13 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.48 years | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.12 years | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 10.86 years | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 10.98 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 11.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 11.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 11.07 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.68 years | 9.68 years | 9.68 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.56 years | 9.21 years | 9.78 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.99 years | 9.32 years | 11.12 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 11 years | 10.86 years | 11.09 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Fiji?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Fiji was 11.07 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 11.12 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.21 years in 2009.
- How does Fiji rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Fiji ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release