School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Fiji
Fiji: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 1.05 GPI in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Fiji, 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 1.05 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Fiji peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9264 GPI, in 1970.
Fiji ranks 18th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Fiji, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9264 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9627 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9542 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9818 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9931 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9832 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9988 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | +1.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.05 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPI, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.05 GPI is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 GPI, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9788 GPI | 0.9264 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9832 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 2 |
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Fiji?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Fiji was 1.05 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9264 GPI in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Fiji ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.