School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in Fiji
Fiji: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) was 11.37 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.37 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
9th
of 200 countries
All-time high
11.43 years
in 2019
All-time low
9.24 years
in 2009
Years of data
25
1998–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Fiji, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Fiji stood at 11.37 years.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Fiji peaked at 11.43 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.24 years, in 2009.
That places Fiji 9th 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, male (years) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.67 years | — |
| 1999 | 9.64 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.58 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 9.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.56 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.65 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 9.79 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.76 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.45 years | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.36 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.24 years | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.4 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.29 years | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.93 years | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 9.83 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.22 years | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 10.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.34 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.79 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 11.43 years | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.17 years | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 11.37 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.33 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.42 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.37 years | -0.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 11.37 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.04 years, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 11.37 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.04 years, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.65 years | 9.64 years | 9.67 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.56 years | 9.24 years | 9.79 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.16 years | 9.29 years | 11.43 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.33 years | 11.17 years | 11.42 years | 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, male in Fiji?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Fiji was 11.37 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 11.43 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.24 years in 2009.
- How does Fiji rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Fiji ranks 9th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release