School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Fiji
Fiji: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 6.79 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Fiji, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Fiji stood at 6.79 years.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Fiji peaked at 6.82 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.59 years, in 1970.
Fiji ranks 55th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.59 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.87 years | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 4.01 years | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 4.11 years | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 4.17 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 4.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 4.3 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 4.17 years | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 4.06 years | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 4.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.17 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 4.08 years | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 4.22 years | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 4.37 years | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 5.46 years | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 5.63 years | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 5.26 years | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 5.1 years | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 5.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.12 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.19 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.35 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.51 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 5.4 years | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3 years | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.41 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.36 years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.72 years | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 5.54 years | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.09 years | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 6.06 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.14 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 6.34 years | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 6.24 years | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.29 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.51 years | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 6.59 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 6.82 years | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 6.79 years | -0.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 6.79 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.52 years, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 6.79 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.6 years, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +25.0% | 4.37 years | 5.46 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.07 years | 3.59 years | 4.3 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.16 years | 4.06 years | 4.37 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.36 years | 5.1 years | 5.63 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.31 years | 5.12 years | 5.51 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.02 years | 5.54 years | 6.34 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.6 years | 6.29 years | 6.82 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, secondary, male in Fiji?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Fiji was 6.79 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 years in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Fiji ranks 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release