School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Fiji
Fiji: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.92 years in 2004. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Fiji, 1970–2004
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2004, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Fiji stood at 13.92 years. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Fiji peaked at 13.92 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.56 years, in 1970.
That places Fiji 85th out of 183 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Fiji, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.56 years | — |
| 1971 | 9.95 years | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 10.33 years | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 10.7 years | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 10.97 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 11.18 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 10.75 years | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 10.66 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 10.53 years | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 10.47 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 10.66 years | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 12.48 years | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 13.42 years | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 13.92 years | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.45 years | 9.56 years | 11.18 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 10.62 years | 10.47 years | 10.75 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.48 years | 12.48 years | 12.48 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.67 years | 13.42 years | 13.92 years | 2 |
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More education data for Fiji
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 110.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Fiji?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Fiji was 13.92 years in 2004, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 13.92 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.56 years in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Fiji ranks 85th out of 183 countries with data for 2004.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.